cubic zirconia guide

cubic zirconia properties

Cubic Zirconia (CZ) offers a stunning, affordable alternative to genuine
diamonds. It's man's closest simulation of the diamond, nearly as
durable, and it actually possesses more "fire." CZ makes a great
diamond alternative and it beautifully enhances colored semiprecious
gemstones.

The cubic zirconium is a synthetic stone made in laboratories to
closely resemble a diamond. It has the same physical and
chemical characteristics of the diamond, and is cut and polished
in the same manner. Like diamonds, the best cubic zirconia are
colorless, radiant, exceptionally long-lasting and do not lose their
color or brilliance.

Cubic zirconia is measured in carats, just like diamonds. One carat
weighs 1/5 of a gram. However, CZs are more dense than diamonds, so a
stone will weigh 1.7 times more than a diamond of the same millimeter measurement.