[Jewelry making - Article 00424] - Re: [Orchid] CZ-Synthetic

[coralnut]

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All,

    Looks to me like the FTC hardly knows which of their ends are UP! 
    Either that or an attorny -jeweler-lobbiest wannabe wrote the code!! 
    I just finished cutting a georgeous mint green synthetic
    sapphire....one of the very few synthetic stones I have ever cut.  It
    is an absolutely beautiful stone....very durable,  hard as h... (a 9
    after all), pure, almost competetion cut, yadayadayada.  With all
    that AND with the same structural and chemistry characteristics of a
    natural corundum....try to tell me it is not a gem.  Maybe not worth
    as much (certainly) as a natural but in all other aspects...it is a
    gem.  By the way, I am not one much for synthetic gems but they
    ARE/CAN still be gems...just be sure to identify it for what it is at
    sale time.  Unfortunately, there are so many out there who take
    advantage of the unknowing but, nonetheless, this is just another
    example of how the central authority tries to govern our daily lives.
     Just my 2c worth! 

    Cheers from Don at The Charles Belle Studio in SOFL where simple
    elegance IS fine jewelry! dcdietz AT comcast.net 




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