Synthetic and artificial gemstones are the alternatives to natural diamonds or gemstones. Your preference between natural or manmade is a personal choice. You may wonder what experts mean when they discuss artificial versus synthetic stones? In basic terms, an artificial gemstone is made in a laboratory and is made to look like a natural gemstone, but does not have the same chemical, physical or optical properties. A synthetic stone on the other hand, is made in a laboratory using the same chemical composition as naturally occurring stones. However, as their formation is accelerated under artificial conditions they do not always have the same optical properties as their natural counterparts. Cubic … Continue reading Lars