Walk into just about any jeweler out there and go up to the Gemstone Case. Look at all the beautiful Rubies, Sapphires and Emeralds. Chances are,
you'll notice a very odd thing...
You'll notice that the Gemstones are either colorful and bright and perfectly clean, or they're dull and cloudy and washed out.
Why is this? Because that jeweler is selling both genuine stones and created stones.
So let's take a closer look at Genuine Gemstones verses Created Gemstones!
The Genuine stones that I'll mainly talk about are Ruby (July Birthstone), Sapphire (September Birthstone) and Emerald (May Birthstone). These are the precious gemstones and are quite rare in nature. Or let me rephrase that, it is rare to find good quality in nature!
Most genuine precious stones are filled with large cloudy inclusions. Some are big black spots, others look like cracks splitting the stone in half. Most of the Genuine Birthstones available in the Rubies, Emeralds and Sapphires are not pretty anymore. Unless you spend an arm and a leg for great quality and color, precious stones like these are not leaving customers a lot of choice.
That's where created gemstones come into play. But the funny thing is, created gemstones bring with them a lot of confusion.
First off, created gemstones are not "synthetic" gemstones. Synthetic stones are fake stones that "look" like the real thing. Usually these types of stones are just glass or plastic. Synthetic stones tend to dull up and chip easily. The only good selling point with synthetic is that they're cheap!
I would advise to stay away and never get synthetic... ever!
So what are Created Gemstones? Read on...
