Lab-created: See Synthetic. Note - lab-created does not mean "fake"
Labradorite: A grayish almost opaque form of feldspar with flashes of blue, green, and/or yellow visible at certain angles.
Lab-created: See Synthetic.
Labradorite: A grayish almost opaque form of feldspar with flashes of blue, green, and/or yellow visible at certain angles.
Laminated: An object coated with a thin layer of plastic is said to be laminated.
A lab-created simulant of tanzanite is called tanzanique. It closely mimics the color of natural tanzanite however it does not display the same trichroism. Tanzanite is the mineral zoisite, while tanzanique is forsterite.
Lab-Created
A color stone produced in a laboratory setting. Lab-created stones have the same chemical, physical and optical properties as natural gemstones.
Moissanite: A lab-created gemstone based on the structure of natural moissanite, which is linked to meteorites. Similar in look to a diamond, but moissanite has more brilliance, fire and luster than any hard jewel - including diamonds.
Moissanite A lab-created diamond simulant based on the structure of natural moissanite. On Mohs' scale of hardness, moissanite is 9.5. It has more brilliance, fire and luster than any hard jewel on earth, including diamond.
A lab-created simulated diamond. CZ is usually a transparent stone, but colors are added in the manufacturing process. Typically a clear crystal with the general appearance of diamond when viewed from reasonable distance.
Moissanite - Unique, lab-created gemstones reproduce the fire and brilliance of stones found in small portions inside meteorites. Their brilliance, fire and luster surpass other gemstones.
Moissanite - Moissanite is a lab-created stone based on the structure of natural moissanite, which is linked to meteorites. On Mohs' scale of hardness, moissanite is 95.
This simulated opal material has an opal-like silica lattice impregnated with plastic to bond the material together. Lab-created opals are manufactured and/or distributed by Created Opal Co.
A manmade substitute stone which has the same chemical, physical and optical qualities as its naturally occurring counterpart. Synonymous with lab-created gemstones. Many are extremely valuable.
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Only then can it be termed as synthetic, created, cultured, lab-grown or lab-created. As they are replicas of the natural gem, the origin of the synthetics must be disclosed before they are sold or purchased.
 See also: Created, Jewelry, Jewel, Color, Stone
  
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