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Diamond simulant - ✔✔Any material that is
not diamond or lab-grown diamond, but
which imitates a diamond's appearance and
is used in its place.
Doublet - ✔✔Two separate pieces of material
fused or cemented together to form a
single assembled stone.
Foilback - ✔✔Gemstone or simulant with a thin
metallic foil or mirroring film applied to its
pavilion.
Rhinestone - ✔✔A foilbacked, colorless, leadglass
diamond imitation.
Separation - ✔✔Process of distinguishing
natural minerals and gems from each other
as well as from lab-grown gems, simulants,
and treated gems.
Thermal tester - ✔✔An instrument that
measures thermal conductivity to help
separate natural and lab-grown diamonds
from most simulants.
, Diamond simulants
A. are always manmade.
B. only look like diamonds.
C. are the same as lab-grown diamonds.
D. have the same properties as natural diamonds. - ✔✔B
Which of the following is a natural gem?
A. YAG
B. GGG
C. Zircon
D. Strontium titanate - ✔✔C
Which of the following properties is higher in GGG than in diamond?
A. Doubling
B. Dispersion
C. Specific gravity
D. Thermal conductivity - ✔✔C
Which diamond simulant shows noticeable doubling and strong fire?
A. CZ
B. Zircon
C. Synthetic rutile
D. Strontium titanate - ✔✔C
A stone formed by cementing two separate pieces of material together is called a...
A. doublet.
B. lab-grown stone.