When we buy accessories, we often find that many blingbling transparent gems are used as decorations on these accessories, which look sparkling like diamonds. And merchants will usually tell you that the little gems on it are rhinestones.
If you go further and ask what a rhinestone is, some merchants may also tell you: a rhinestone is a broken diamond, or tell you that a rhinestone is a zircon. After a long time, many people will simply think that rhinestones are broken diamonds, and broken diamonds are rhinestones, both of which are zircon and are worthless things.
But in fact, rhinestones, broken diamonds, and zircon are three completely different things, and even the price will be very different. If you can't distinguish this concept, then in the process of buying jewelry, it is easy to spend it Some wasted money.
Of course, rhinestones are not diamonds, nor do they only refer to any kind of material, but a general term for imitation diamond materials. The full name of rhinestones is actually called crystal diamonds, but it is neither crystal nor diamonds, but refers to all diamond-like materials.
There are several common materials for rhinestones, including glass, artificial crystal, topaz, zircon, synthetic cubic zirconia, etc., which are specially used in low-end jewelry. Most of the jewelry you see in boutiques are made of rhinestones. There are also many local tyrants' decorations, similar to cars and steps.
A sports car studded with rhinestones is not only called rhinestones, but can also be called Austrian diamonds, Czech diamonds, Korean diamonds, domestic A diamonds, domestic B diamonds, etc. Be careful with the prefix, because it is likely to be a confusing name, but the actual material is quite worthless.
The color and quality of the rhinestones are different, and the luster will also be quite different. For example, the luster of the Czech diamonds can be maintained for three years, while some rhinestones appear to be dull, just a transparent object.
It does not refer to the natural crystal we are familiar with, but to a special type of bright glass used in artificial jewelry. For example, the crystal cups and lamps we often talk about are actually not cups and lamps made of natural crystal, but synthetic glass. Because of the addition of metal elements, the performance of this kind of glass will be improved compared to natural glass.
Broken diamonds are by no means rhinestones, but real diamonds. Generally speaking, broken diamonds refer to diamonds under 10 points (0.1 carats), which are often used as decorations in high-end jewelry, to set off the center stone or to create a unique shape.
Zircon may be the most wronged gem in the world. I don't know since when, people started to call all imitation diamonds zircon, thinking that zircon is synonymous with diamond imitations and rhinestones, and when they heard zircon, they immediately shook their heads and left.
But what most people don't know is that zircon is actually a very good natural gemstone, better than many popular gemstones in terms of gemstone properties. It is such a gem that should be sought after, but it has become a "street mouse".
Why does zircon become synonymous with "rhinestones" in everyone's mouth? Because in previous years, the most commonly used material for imitating diamonds on the market was synthetic cubic zirconia, also known as Soviet diamonds. It is a synthetic material that can be synthesized in a variety of colors and is very close to diamond in hardness and fire.
This material is known to consumers as a counterfeit of diamonds, but the name synthetic cubic zirconia is too long, and it is called "zircon". Over time, "zircon" has become synonymous with all imitation diamonds, and as a natural gemstone, it appears less and less in everyone's sight, and even when everyone hears "zircon", they are sure Think it's rhinestones.
In fact, zircon is a natural product of nature, with a hardness around 6-7.5, which is comparable to many popular gemstones. Common colors are yellow, brown, red, blue, etc., and the luster is from diamond luster to glass luster. The dispersion value is 0.038, which puts many gems under foot, so strong dispersion is a highlight of zircon. Cut zircon looks full of fire, not even inferior to the brilliance of diamonds.
So zircon is not a diamond imitation, nor is it a rhinestone, but another natural gem.
Rhinestones are used for jewelry and large-area decoration, while broken diamonds are used for jewelry. Zircon is another gemstone that is not directly related to broken diamonds and rhinestones.
