Reconstituted

Reconstituted
This is a term applied to stones which are made by using small chips, powder and ground up low grade stones, binding or fusing them with a plastic resin (epoxy) and compressing them into blocks.

Reconstituted or Dyed Lapis Lazuli
Paler, greenish varieties of Chilean lapis are often dyed or acid-washed to obtain a deeper blue color. Dying is accomplished using ferric ferrocyanide (Prussian blue) or other pigments.

Reconstituted Stone
A stone that has been crushed and put back together with a polymer resin. Reconstituted stones are an interesting alternative to the original as the patterns created with the crushed stone and resin can have a marble effect.

Reconstituted - Powdered gemstone material is mixed with a
coloring agent to improve the color and an epoxy type binder.
This mixture is molded to form large pieces which are then
cut into cabochons or beads. Examples include reconstituted ...

Reconstituted turquoises mean chips mixed with resign before molded to proper shapes. Firstly pieces of turquoises are grinded to form Turquoise powder. Then the resign is mixed and finally heated.

reconstituted - Genuine stone is crushed then bound together again with an polymer resin. Sometimes dye is added to the mix. It is a man-made imitation material.

Reconstituted turquoise: Most "recon" turquoise is entirely manmade, although sellers of imitation plastic block material often describe their product as "reconstituted" (turquoise powder mixed with small pieces of stone, ...

Bracelets and rings with amber cabochons should be worn with care to prevent marring the stone. Much of the amber used in commercial jewelry is actually reconstituted which makes it harder and less prone to scratching.

The porous nature of turquoise invites dying, impregnating with waxes and polymers and powdered turquoise is often reconstituted, along with other ingredients, and sold as gem turquoise.

Natural turquoise is soft and chalky, and is therefore often treated before being cut and sold. It may be hardened, dyed or ‘reconstituted'. The less alteration to the stone, the more valuable it is.

Turquoise ranges in color from sky blue to bluish green and can be clear blue or with black or copper matrix. Costume jewelry uses genuine turquoise, reconstituted turquoise, turquoise chip, treated stones, and synthetic stones.

In the jewelry and bead world the word "amber" covers a multitude of beauties. Not all amber is amber, there's copal, reconstituted, reins of every sort including plastic, and mixes of all of the above.

generally occurs with a speckled and strained consistency, with glittering inclusions of iron pyrite. The presence of iron pyrite deposits within a lapis lazuli specimen would indicate that is most likely authentic and has not been reconstituted.

Pulverized turquoise is reconstituted with a plastic binding medium then cut and shaped as though it were natural stone. This material is generally avoided by collectors.

Modern turquoise "stones" that appear very shiny and absolutely flawless are actually manufactured: Pulverized turquoise is reconstituted with a plastic binding medium then cut & shaped as though it were natural stone.

Acceptable terminology for synthetics is variable, but would include product labels similar to the following: "synthetic gemstone", "laboratory-grown ruby", "cultured pearl", "created emerald", "man-made sapphire", "reconstituted turquoise".

color, hardness, and durability of the material to a point that inexpensive porous, poorly colored, or nearly colorless materials become suitable for use in jewelry. As long as the materials are represented as treated, stabilized, or reconstituted, ...

Faux Pearl A pearl that is fashioned out of imperfect pearls and reconstituted to create a gemstone with nearly perfect dimensions while retaining the same luster as an intact pearl.

Reconstituted - man made gemstones created by using ground up gem materials forming an imitation of the original gem material.
Refraction - bending of light within a substance.

See also: Stone, Jewelry, Gemstone, Jewel, Color