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From: Beth Rosengard
Date: Sat Sep 13 00:21:13 2003
 
     
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>       Therefore, in the gemological sense a man made gem material
>     which has no natural counterpart is a  simulant. I rest my case. 

    Hi Jerry, I follow your explanation and logic all the way to this
    last statement, which is erroneous.  A material (whether man-made or
    not) can only be called a simulant if it is being used to mimic or
    imitate another substance.  It is perfectly possible that someone
    could make a material that is beautiful enough that we might agree to
    call it a gem (FTC notwithstanding), but which does not and is not
    intended to mimic/simulate any other substance.  In that case, it
    would be just a man-made gem (or, if you accept Steve Green's
    argument, a synthetic gem).  Either way, it is not a simulant because
    it is not simulating anything! 

Beth



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