[Jewelry making - Article 00415] - Re: [Orchid] CZ-Synthetic

[Dale Burnett]

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Hello All,

    It seems that Steve is out there on his own on this one and I would
    just like to say that I must agree with him.  Frankly, it seems
    rather simple to me and I don't understand what all of the
    excitement is about. 

    A man made substance is a synthetic material period.  It doesn't
    matter what category of materials we are talking about.  Gemstones
    are no exception.  A red man made material that is used to create a
    gemstone that has no natural counterpart is a synthetic gemstone. 
    However, if a red man made material is represented a synthetic ruby,
    then it must have the same chemical and physical characteristics as
    a naturally occurring ruby.  If it does not, then it could be
    represented as a ruby simulant (with a different name) but not a
    synthetic ruby.  It is still a synthetic gem since it is still man
    made it is just not a synthetic ruby. 

    The key here is what the material is represented as.  This is where
    the problem enters in.  Some of the people marketing these synthetic
    materials do indeed like to play on the public's lack of knowledge
    and/or established biases and attach well recognized and highly
    valued names to things that have no real relation to them.  (Hence
    terms like genuine simulated marble.  I'd still like to know what
    non-genuine simulated marble looks like.)  This unfortunate
    circumstance does not, however, change the definition of the word
    "synthetic".  My dictionary also agrees with Steve's dictionary. 

    Just my humble opinion and thought I would also have a little fun
    with this thread. 

Best Regards,
Dale



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