Synthetic and artificial gemstones: True Copy Of Their Original Ones

Like original gemstones, artificial gemstones are also famous among the people. Their looks are exactly like the original gemstones and their cost is also less as compare to original gemstones.

These gemstones are generally the true copy of their original part. These artificial copies of gemstones are only similar in look and do not posses any chemical or physical characteristic of the original ones. For example, cubic zirconia is a synthetic diamond simulant composed of zirconium oxide.

Labs created gemstones are not the copy of original gemstones but they are the process forms that are manufactured in labs. For example synthetic (lab created) corundums, including ruby and sapphire, are very common form of lab created gemstones and their cost is comparatively low when compare to natural stones.

So in other words we can say that both natural stones and lab generated stones have the similar physical and chemical characteristic. The only thing is that these lab created gemstones have more clarity in color and very less impurities in them.

Various Gemstones Treatments: To Improve Color and Clarity

There are various types of treatments that are used to improve the color and clearness of gemstones. The value of gemstones depends upon the type and degree of a treatment that is applied onto the stone. Treatments are applied onto the gemstone on the basis of their stability. Some gemstones are stable whereas some are not that’s why different form of treatments are applied on them. Various types of treatments applied to gemstones include:

Radiation - Some Gemstones are passed through the radiation process to improve its color and clarity for example light color topaz are radiated to transform its color from white to blue.

Heat – Gemstones are generally pass through the heating treatment to improve its color and clarity for example aquamarine is heated to change color from green to blue and more enhanced blue to purple. Similarly tanzanite is also heated at low temperatures to eliminate brown undertones and give blue or purple color.

Fracture filling - Fracture filling process has been tremendously in use to improve the appearance of different gemstones for example lead glass has been used to fill the large fractures Rubies to improve its appearance.

Waxing/oiling – Waxing and oiling has also been performed to improve the clarity of precious stones. For example wax and oil are used to fill the cracks in precious stones such as emeralds. Colored wax or oil is also used to improve color and clarity of the emerald.

Amber Gemstone: A Beautiful Organic Substance

Amber Gemstone is a natural organic substance, known for its color and glow. Amber is made up of fossil tree resin and is generally used to make attractive things such as jewelry etc. Tree resin is the semi-solid shapeless natural substance buried in pockets and canals through epithelial cells of the plant.

As amber is made up of soft and sticky tree resin, so sometimes it may have insects and small plants fossils. This form of amber is known as Copal as it is a Semi-fossilized resin or sub-fossil amber. Amber is also found in different colors such as it may have yellow, orange and brown shades or whitish and pale lemon color. It may vary from brown to black and in some rarely found form such as blue amber, green amber, red amber (also known as "cherry amber") etc.

Amber is generally translucent, the more the amber is transparent the more the price it has. The most common form of amber is cloudy amber and opaque amber. Opaque amber may have numerous minute bubbles. This form of amber is also known as "bony amber".