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There are a huge number of misconceptions about cubic zirkonia and zircons. Someone thinks that zircons and cubic zirkonia are glass, someone thinks exactly the opposite. Questions about these two stones are asked almost daily, so I would like to clarify the situation immediately for all those who are interested.
If chemistry has never been your area of interest, then some clarification is needed to avoid confusion. Let's define the concepts. So! Zirconium is a metal, heavy and shiny. He has no direct relation to the jewelry industry. Only by combining with oxygen or silicon, zirconium gets to jewelers. In the jewelry industry there are:
zirconium silicate (compound of zirconium with silicon) - natural zircon, zirconium dioxide (compound of zirconium with oxygen) - fianite, glass - silicon oxide, silicon compound with oxygen, crystal - glass with the addition of a large amount of lead (up to 35%).
Again. Fianite is an imitation of diamond, which is cubic zirconium oxide (known abroad as "zirconium cube"). In our country, fianite is often mistakenly called zirconium or zircon, but these names are not entirely correct, since zirconium is a chemical element (metal), and zircon is a natural mineral used in jewelry, which is zirconium silicate in chemical composition.
In the world, cubic zirconia is known by different names: cubic zirconium, brilliantite and brilliantine, dzhevalite and zirconite, diamonesque and daimonik, as well as dialith, diamanite and diamon. But calling phianite zircon is a gross mistake. They are chemically completely different compounds.
In the West and in the USA, cubic zirconias most often designate CZ (Cubic Zircona - “cubic zircon”), so if, for example, in the Emirates you see a diamond ring for a very favorable price, where it says in the explanation that it is “CZ Diamond”, don't be fooled - it's cubic zirconia. Zirconia comes in any color and shade, so you can find CZ Ruby, CZ Sapphire, and CZ Emerald.
Cubic zirconia is often used in jewelry to contrast transparency, it is used as an imitation of diamonds. Due to the fact that the stone is artificial, jewelry with its use is much cheaper and available to almost every woman who wants to complement her image.
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