Saturday, 14. November 2009
Halloween is now over and Thanksgiving is right around the corner. No sooner then you can say “Pumpkin Pie” thanksgiving will be behind us and we will be launching deep into the holiday season. For some people this may seem like a impossible task, to find great gifts for all of their friends and family. One great option for a holiday gift that they will not soon forget is Cubic Zirconia Rings.
Amorphous Diamonds, or CZ as they are more widely known make excellent gifts for every holiday. A beautiful and ultra low cost gem they are. They are available from many major retailers around the globe and also from lots of shops on the world wide web. The choices of styles vary and can range from replica rings to celebrity rings and wedding rings.
Imagine the look on the face of a loved one as they open a gift this holiday season to see they now have a ring that matches their favorite celebrity or perhaps a famous piece of jewelry that would be otherwise impossible to possess! The possibilities are pretty much endless. Make it easy, buy cubic zirconia rings for every fashion conscious person on your list this year! Read more... (389 words)
Posted in Jewellery by Abigail Sweet -
Friday, 3. July 2009
by Caroline Riaz
You are probably one of the people who own cubic zirconia earrings, necklaces, bracelets, and rings that are very much common throughout the world in terms of jewelry items. But do you know that the synthetic material of the items which substituted most of the diamonds today came from zirconium oxide? The cubic zirconia was not known before as it is so popular nowadays.
How Did Cubic Zirconia Jewelry Get Its Start?
Since 1892, scientists have known of the only naturally occurring zirconium compound, the mineral baddelyite. However, baddelyite is extremely rare and its very high melting point did not make it ideal at the time for a diamond substitute. In the 1930s zirconium compounds where stabilized, allowing them to stand up to heat (both physically and chemically) and they were then used as refractory materials. Refractory materials are used in ceramics and metallics.
In 1960?s, scientists developed more options to produce better applications regarding the forming of cubic zirconia crystals. One process was called the cold crucible, wherein the zirconia was being molten and enclosed in a thin layer of solid zirconia that eventually formed into small crystals. Read more... (839 words)
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