Diamonds manufactured from carbon (C) are diamonds. Cubic zirconia is a form of zirconium dioxide (ZrO2), which is a different mineral
Sure, you can mix cubic zirconia (cz) with diamonds on a 14k ring if you want to. Just keep in mind that cz is a synthetic material and not as valuable as diamonds. So, if you're okay with that, go ahead and mix them up - it's your ring, after all.
Synthetic diamonds have been created as substitutes for natural diamonds in materials where hardness and cutting ability is strongly desired. Definitions are in order: SYNTHETIC - like Dolly the sheep, a synthetic is real and exactly the same as a natural gem with one exception. It was created in a lab and not naturally occuring and recovered from the earth. At this date, most jewelers even using all the best test cannot tell the difference between man made diamonds and natural diamonds without expensive and costly equipment. A simple pen sized diamond tester can instantly let you know a cubic zirconia is not real. Additionally Cubic zirconia of the same dimensions weigh much more than diamonds. Cubic zirconia can be scratched by a diamond but a diamond cannot be scratched by a cubic zirconia. If you met the woman who was the first test tube baby born in the 1970's, she is a "synthetic". A blow up doll is a "simulant". SIMULANT - a substitute that is a completely different substance not like the natural and not like the Synthetic. There was once a puppet on TV called Lamb Chop. It is meant to represent a sheep but it is not real. Cubic Zirconia is a man made gem that can fool many people but is not a diamond. To answer the questions all diamond synthetics are made of carbon, pure carbon just like a natural diamond. For simulants the materials they may be made from are varied from glass to moissanite to cubic zirconia.
inclusions, all natural gems have them
All rings only require periodic maintenance, and cubic zirconia requires even less upkeep.
Manufactured diamonds are all formed from carbon, which is really a mineral.
The difference is big: synthetic diamonds are real diamonds and repeat all properties of natural diamonds, simulants are just trying to copy the brightness of the valuable gemstone. Synthetic's price is usually much higher than simulants. For more information on simulants and real diamonds follow the attached link.
A simulated diamond is a man-made stone that is designed to look like a real diamond, but does not possess the same properties or value. Simulated diamonds are typically made from materials such as cubic zirconia or moissanite and are often used as a more affordable alternative to natural diamonds.
Usually man-mad Actually,they are man made they are made from plastics they look like they are the real ones but thy are not. Man-made diamonds, also known as laboratory diamonds, synthetic, or artificial diamonds, have the same chemical make up and structure as natural diamonds, i.e. those erupted to the earth's surface through volcanic pipes. Because the conditions for making diamonds in the lab can be carefully controlled, it is possible to produce diamonds in the lab that are more pure and with fewer defects than natural diamonds. Most man-made diamonds are used in industrial applications like diamond drill bits so they don't need high purity and clarity, hence the manufacturers don't spend the extra time and effort necessary to create gem quality diamonds. What makes a diamond is the chemical composition and structure -- pure carbon crystal. Fake diamonds are not made from pure carbon, rather they are usually glass, quartz, cubic zirconia, or Moissanite. They are all clear and look much like diamonds but are not as hard and may not be as brilliant. Both glass and quartz are made from silicon dioxide (SiO2). Glass is amorphous silicon dioxide while quartz is crystaline. The quartz can be either mined or man-made. Cubic Zirconia is the is the cubic crystalline form of zirconium dioxide (ZrO2). It is very hard - but not as hard as diamond. It takes a very trained eye or special lighting to see the difference between cubic zirconia and diamond. Moissanite was the name given to naturally occurring crystals of silicon carbide (SiC). The naturally occurring crystals are exceedingly rare - the first ones were found in a meteor. Since their identification in the meteor, man-made, gem quality silicon carbide has also acquired the name of moissanite. Silicon carbide is extremely hard, almost as hard as real diamonds.
Cupic Zirconia rings are made much in the same way that diamond rings are made, which is why they can sometimes be convincing fakes. The gold, the settings, they are all the same, it is only the stone which is different, which, by the way, any girl will be able to tell!
Just as is true with any raw material, all natural resources are finite: natural diamonds are finite. However, man-made diamonds can be manufactured from carbon, which makes man-made diamonds potentially infinite.
Generally speaking, manufactured diamonds have the same chemical and physical properties of diamonds which are dug from the earth. So, yes, they are real. A certified gemologist will be able to discern a manufactured diamond, and will document it as such. Its value is considerably less than a natural diamond of similar characteristics. Manufactured diamonds are not natural diamonds. There are other man-made gemsones which are presented as diamond substitutes. Those are not real diamonds either.
Genuine (natural) diamonds are formed deep within the earth's mantle, erupted to the surface through volcanic pipes and mined or gathered. Genuine (man-made) diamonds are formed in laboratories that attempt to mimic the conditions deep within the earth -- extreme high pressure and ultra high temperature -- and are manufactured over time. About 80% of all diamonds mined are industrial diamonds. Raw gem-quality diamonds are cut and polished into jewels. All diamonds are formed from carbon.