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CREATED, SYNTHETIC & SIMULATED GEMSTONES

 This Lab Created, Synthetic and Simulated Information Chart serves to explain the difference between the different Man – Made Gemstone materials and terms.  It will help you and / or your staff be technically correct with regard to complete disclosure with your customers and assist in creating more options for price sensitive requests.
* The 3 (Soudee) Doublet, Flame Fusion items are simulated assembled stones.Spinel (Soudee) Doublets are two pieces of Created White Spinel material fused together with the appropriate colored substance.
Flame Fusion is a less expensive and older process for creating materials. Hydro-thermal and the Flux process are relatively newer methods for creating beryl materials. Pulled is a relatively new process for creating corundum and chrysoberyl materials.
Created and Synthetic are synonymous terms representing materials that have the same physical and visual properties as their counterparts. Simulated represents materials that only have the visual properties of their genuine counterparts.

Traditional use of material

Alternative use of same material

Month

Traditional Syn Desc. Name

Man made Material

Laboratory Process

Technically correct full Disclosure Description

Technically correct full Disclosure Description

January

Garnet

Corundum

Flame Fusion

Simulated Garnet

Created Dark Ruby

February

Amethyst

Corundum

Flame Fusion

Simulated Amethyst

Created Purple Sapphire

February *

Amethyst Doublet

Spinel Doublet

Flame Fusion

Simulated Amethyst

March

Aquamarine

Spinel

Flame Fusion

Simulated Aquamarine

Created light Blue Spinel

April

White Spinel

Spinel

Flame Fusion

Created White Spinel

April

White Sapphire

Corundum

Flame Fusion

Created White Sapphire

May *

Emerald Doublet

Spinel Doublet

Flame Fusion

Simulated Emerald

May

Ferrer Emerald

Glass

Flame Fusion

Simulated Emerald

May

Emerald

Beryl

Hydrothermal

Created Emerald

May

Emerald

Beryl

Flux

Created Emerald

June

Alexandrite

Corundum

Flame Fusion

Simulated Alexandrite

Created Purple Sapphire

June

Alexandrite

Chrysoberyl

Pulled

Created Alexandrite

July

Ruby

Corundum

Flame Fusion

Created Ruby

July

Ruby

Corundum

Pulled

Created Ruby

August*

Peridot Doublet

Spinel Doublet

Flame Fusion

Simulated Peridot

August

Peridot

Spinel

Flame Fusion

Simulated Peridot

Created Lite Green Spinel

September

Blue Sapphire

Corundum

Flame Fusion

Created Blue Sapphire

September

Blue Sapphire

Corundum

Pulled

Created Blue Sapphire

September

Blue Spinel

Spinel

Flame Fusion

Created Blue Spinel

Simulated Blue Sapphire

October

Rose Sapphire

Corundum

Flame Fusion

Created Pink Sapphire

November

Gold Sapphire

Corundum

Flame Fusion

Created Gold Sapphire

Created Yellow Sapphire

December

Blue Zircon

Spinel

Flame Fusion

Simulated Blue Zircon

Created Blue Spinel

Tanzanite

Corundum

Pulled

Simulated Tanzanite

Created Purple Sapphire

 

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