The laboratory cultivation technology for gemstones is by no means a recent development. In the beginning, the production of lab-grown gems, especially lab-grown diamonds, was not intended for jewelry at all; rather, they were used as tool tips or drill bits for industrial use. Jewelry-grade lab-grown diamonds were merely a by-product, and this situation still exists today. Compared with natural gemstones, jewelry-grade lab-grown gemstones offer advantages in many aspects. Although natural gemstones are mineral treasures created by the earth over hundreds of millions of years, it cannot be denied that...
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Being simply "pretty" is never enough. Gemstones follow a set of strict, globally recognized rules. Whether a stone can officially be called a gemstone comes down to four uncompromising criteria: - Beauty: It must have stunning color, transparency, and fire (the way it disperses light into rainbow flashes). - Durability: A Mohs hardness of at least 7.5 - resistant to scratches, stable under heat, and unaffected by acids. - Rarity: Naturally scarce in the earth, and even lab-grown versions are difficult to produce. The most famous precious gemstones are...
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