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2. Cubic zirconia - Wikipedia

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   Cut: Cubic zirconia gemstones can be cut differently than diamonds: The facet edges can be rounded or "smooth". Color: only the rarest of diamonds are truly colorless, most having a tinge of yellow or brown to some extent. A cubic zirconia is often entirely colorless: equivalent to a perfect "D" on diamond's color grading scale. That said ...

3. Zirconium - Wikipedia

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   Zircon (ZrSiO 4) and cubic zirconia (ZrO 2) are cut into gemstones for use in jewelry. Zirconium dioxide is a component in some abrasives , such as grinding wheels and sandpaper . [ 49 ] Zircon is also used in dating of rocks from about the time of the Earth's formation through the measurement of its inherent radioisotopes , most often uranium ...

4. Diamond (gemstone) - Wikipedia

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   For a round brilliant cut, there is a balance between "brilliance" and "fire". When a diamond is cut for too much "fire", it looks like a cubic zirconia, which gives off much more "fire" than real diamond. A well-executed round brilliant cut should reflect light upwards and make the diamond appear white when viewed from the top.

5. Zirconium dioxide - Wikipedia

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   Visually discerning a good quality cubic zirconia gem from a diamond is difficult, and most jewellers will have a thermal conductivity tester to identify cubic zirconia by its low thermal conductivity (diamond is a very good thermal conductor). This state of zirconia is commonly called cubic zirconia, CZ, or zircon by jewellers, but the last ...

6. Rhinestone - Wikipedia

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   Historic rhinestone copy of the Florentine Diamond, made in 1865 in Paris by the L. Saemann company [1] Rhinestones on a tiara Rowenta enamel rhinestone compact. A rhinestone, paste or diamante is a diamond simulant originally made from rock crystal but since the 19th century from crystal glass or polymers such as acrylic.

7. Cubic Zirconia (band) - Wikipedia

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   Cubic Zirconia is an American electronic dance music trio from East Village, New York City composed of Tiombe Lockhart, Nick Hook and Daud Sturdivant. They have been noted for their energetic live performances [ 1 ] and experimental sound, which combines elements from such genres as Chicago house music , neo-soul , [ 2 ] rock and electro-funk .