What is the difference between rhinestones and AB and zircon?
Rhinestone is a common name, which is mainly crystal glass, which is a kind of accessory accessory obtained by cutting artificial crystal glass into diamond facets. This material is economical and has a diamond-like eye-catching visual effect. Therefore, it is very popular with people, and rhinestones are generally used in the design of mid-range jewelry.
Since the current global artificial crystal glass manufacturing place is located on the north and south banks of the Rhine, it is also called Rhinestone. The most made Austrian Swarovski diamonds produced on the North Shore are called Austrian diamonds for short. It attracts plenty of sunlight and has good gloss. The ones on the south bank are called Czech diamonds. It does not absorb enough sunlight, and its luster is not as good as that of Austrian diamonds. Most of our products are Austrian diamonds, and a few of them are Czech diamonds.
Now some pirated manufacturers use domestically made kilogram diamonds, which are made of glass and bargain in kilograms.
The cut surface of the rhinestone: The general rhinestone has eight cut surfaces, and the back of the rhinestone is coated with a layer of mercury. Through the condensing of the cut surface, it has a good brightness. The more the cut surface, the better the brightness. Swarovski was the first person to discover the crystal glass cut surface.
The main component of zircon is zirconium silicate, which is divided into high-type zircon and low-type zircon according to its genesis.
The pure ones are colorless, the ones with impurities are red, yellow, blue, purple, brown, etc. The best colors are colorless and transparent red and blue. With diamond luster, transparent to translucent, white streaks.
According to the color, high-type zircon can be further divided into: colorless, blue, red, brown, yellow, green zircon and so on. Because of its strong luster, high dispersion and high hardness, zircon is often used as a substitute for diamonds. Has become a leader in low-end gemstones.
The difference between zircon and similar gems. Zircon is easy to mix with diamonds, sphene, and artificial rutile. The difference between them is: diamond is a homogeneous body, dark in a polarizer, and has a large hardness; sphene and artificial rutile have higher birefringence and dispersion than zircon, and often appear "fire".
Evaluation and purchase of zircon. The main factors are color, clarity, cut style and weight. The most popular colors of zircon are colorless and blue, with blue being more valuable. Colorless zircon: It is the highest quality variety of gem-grade zircon. Because of its high dispersion, transparency and colorlessness, it is often used as a substitute for diamonds. Blue zircon: It is a high-quality variety of zircon, with the highest value. It is popular for its bright blue color, transparency and high dispersion. Zircon is brittle and has much lower hardness than diamonds, so you must be careful when wearing it as a jewelry.
