Stories about precious stones are always attractedour attention, and therefore we listen enthusiastically about adventures, fakes, queens and kings, unexpected wit and other adventures that accompany jewelry. Yes, these ornaments already shine somehow in a special way in our imagination and have a halo of mystery and mystery. And how many wonderful works are created about them! And it is always interesting, for example, how people who produce them live: gold prospectors or miners in a diamond face ... But those who are engaged in "mining" of cubic zirconia, work tirelessly in ... the laboratory. Do not know what is fianit? In fact, we often meet with him.
What is fianit?
This stone (not to be confused with minerals thathave a natural origin) was born more than forty years ago. In chemical terms, it is zirconium oxide. These crystals are grown in laboratories; no mines or mines - and no romance, although the stones of beauty are not inferior to diamonds. By the way, it was the Soviet Academy of Sciences that managed to do it for the first time. Then the production was put on an industrial line.
It may seem strange:advanced laboratories create stones a-la diamonds for ornaments. However, in fact, this material is very promising. It is used in optics, but in the chemical industry it has come in handy because of its extreme durability. According to its properties, the stone is almost inferior to the diamond and does not scratch anything except its counterparts or the same diamonds. He does not need anything to withstand the temperature of two and a half thousand degrees, without oxidizing. And at a temperature mode up to three hundred degrees it does not conduct an electric current. Indeed, a stone with a huge potential. And how beautiful he is!
What are cubic zirkonia?
The most transparent is transparent, it is also white, fianit.These stones, faceted by a special technology - with rounded edges, a high platform and a deep bottom, are very popular in jewelry and replace almost any, even the most beautiful and expensive minerals. White, black, blood-red and lemon, lilac and green, the colors of the pre-dawn sky and pink ... What only phianites do not exist! Everything depends on the additives in the pebble.
We know that in the past, many scams were associated withdiamonds and diamonds. Now fianites are not immune to fakes. For example, instead of a chic crystal, glass can be brought to you (many townsfolk, by the way, believe that fianit is the same glass, only skilfully processed), crystal or a product of another polymer industry - plastic. Fortunately, in qualified and competent shops this will not happen, and to verify the authenticity of the stone is quite easy - remember its hardness.
But a multi-carat diamond canto be a cubic zircon - the second name of cubic zirconia - and then you can not tell a fake. Gemological laboratories will come to the rescue, where the stones will be checked by all parameters with the help of precise equipment.
Fianit in astrology
People are practical information about what isfianit from the point of view of astrology, absolutely to nothing - the stone is simply beautiful, besides it looks chic. But those who choose jewelry based on almost from the hour of birth, they know that cubic zircon (not to be confused with zircon of natural origin) brings good luck and shines more often to its creators - the people of science.
Another view is that the stonethe cause of his artificial origin is dead, nothing good or bad. But there is a version that will be acceptable for everyone: the stone is easily filled with energy. As you set it up, it will bring you. By charging it with your own energy, you draw to yourself what is full of yourself.
Swanovski fianites
Swarovski ... How much trembling in this word,uttered at the jewelry counter. Fashion girls look at these crystals with lust. It all started with crystal. But here the push of the company was given exactly the license for cubic zirkonia. In Austria, in the motherland of the company, phianite is called zirconium and produces quite successfully jewelry, which is considered the most popular and is recognized throughout the world.
In the same gemological laboratory you can not tell,Swarovski fianit or not, the properties are the same. But prices vary significantly - for the brand you have to pay, in addition, the decorations are the most that neither is sweet. They will melt even the coldest heart, perhaps partly because they are valuable.
How much are cubic zirconia?
Cubic zircon is not a diamond for you, ortopaz, or ruby, because it costs several times cheaper. The price depends on what exactly the stone encrustes - silver earrings or a gold bracelet. You can find products for 600 rubles, and can be thousands for 12. Net fianites cost about two thousand rubles per kilogram. The prices are quite acceptable, therefore, cubic zirkonia is a universal gift.
Where to put on ornaments?
Due to its versatility, cubic zirconiasuccess everywhere and everywhere. Silver ring with cubic zirconia is often found, but these products do not lose their charm and relevance. You can pick up stones for any age: tender pink for small princesses; blood-red - for solid ladies; but the transparent one is a classic. Small carnations-earrings with cubic zirkonia - for everyday wear. But the massive pendants with a large blue stone, accompanied by small transparent - to enter the light. Of course, if you are going to inherit jewelry, then the diamonds will sound much more solid, but the fianites are not less beautiful, but they are universal: they will never lose relevance.
How to care for cubic zirconia? They absorb dust and fat, so they can lose their luster. Rinse them, wipe with a cloth as they become dirty, and treat jewelery carefully.
So we found out what phianite is. This stone does not have an interesting story in itself, but you can create it.
