[Jewelry making - Article 00016] - Re: [Orchid] Alexandrite Ring Repair

[The Doctor]

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>     The disagreement may be one of semantics. Synthetic alexandrite
>     would be alexandrite made in a lab. Doped corrundum would be an
>     alexandrite simulant. Now, if the doped corundum were being sold as
>     color-change sapphire, then it would be considered a synthetic.

    Lee, not semantic at all. One of the more challenging aspects of
    gemological study is understanding the relationships between
    synthetics, simulants and imitations. Your understanding is
    flawless. 

James in SoFl

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