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OXYDE ZIRCONIUM CUBIQUE [1 record]

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Record 1 2018-07-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gemmology
  • Jewellery
CONT

... the first truly successful diamond simulant, "cubic zirconia." Also known by the acronym "CZ," "cubic zirconia" is zirconium dioxide that is synthesized in a laboratory. The "cubic" part of the name indicates that the zirconia has been produced to form in cubic crystals, like diamond. This is not typical for zirconia - its stable form is monoclinic crystals ... A special stabilizer must be used to grow zirconia in cubic crystals.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gemmologie
  • Joaillerie et bijouterie
CONT

Des gemmes de laboratoire. [...] Un concurrent du diamant pour la joaillerie est la moissanite (SiC). Deux autres substances artificielles sont utilisées pour simuler le diamant : la zircone cubique (souvent confondue avec le zirconium et le zircon, qui ne simulent pas le diamant) et le strass [...]

Spanish

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