[Jewelry making - Article 00139] - Re: [Orchid] CZ-Synthetic

[Jim Reitze]

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    I always understood that the distinction in the gem world went like
    this: A synthetic is a lab grown (ie, man made) copy of the genuine
    article. Identical to the natural in crystallography and chemistry,
    just grown under lab conditions instead of the ground. A simulant is
    still man made, usually, but only looks like the natural stone it is
    intended to simulate.  There is not necessarily even any remote
    similarity in crystal structure or chemistry.  It is merely appearance.


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