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Chatham Diamond Or The CZ Diamonds

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Summary:
CZ stands for Cubic Zirconia and it is rarest mineral available in nature. This
mineral is widely used in manufacturing the Chatham Diamond all over the world..
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Keywords:
artificial diamonds, man made diamonds, cubic zirconia, chatham, diamonds
Article Body:
CZ stands for Cubic Zirconia and it is rarest mineral available in nature. This
mineral is widely used in manufacturing the Chatham Diamond all over the world.
Cubic Zirconia is a type of mineral that is known as Zirconium Oxide and the che
mical formula is ZrO2. Even though they are rare and have scarcity, the Chatham
diamonds are cheap when compared to various other minerals.
This article provides the reader with characteristics, advantages and the techni
cal parameters of the CZ Diamond.
The main characteristics, advantages and technical parameters of Zirconium Oxide
, which is used in manufacturing Chatham Diamond, are as follows:
Characteristics:
This synthesized compound is very hard in nature.
They dont have any definite color, there for it is colorless.
Essentially a Cubic Zirconia is a fine material and it is flawless
Even though cubic zirconia is a colorless material it can be formed into various
colors.
Zirconium Oxide and the Zircon are different materials and are not be related t
o each other as the chemical formula for zircon is ZrSiO4 and it is Zirconium si
licate.
Advantages:
This cubic zirconium is very cheap compared to other various types of minerals.
It is durable in nature and can be preserved for longer durations.
It looks similar to a diamond and is used widely in manufacturing Chatham Diamon
ds.
When compared to moissanite, cubic zirconia is more economical to manufacture CZ
Diamonds.
Cubic Zirconium is a type of gem that is frequently used in manufacturing CZ Dia
mond.
The other synthetic gemstone that is used in manufacturing CZ Diamond or the Cha
tham Diamond is moissanite.
Cubic Zirconia is a diamond simulant and widely used in Chatham Diamonds where a
s moissanite is a cultivated material.
Technical parameters and aspects
Cubic Zirconia or the CZ Diamond is crystal isometric. This diamond is an isomet
ric material and plays an important role in manufacturing a diamond simulant. Th
is mineral contains around fifteen percent of mole and used in stabilizing the m
etal oxides. After synthesizing cubic zirconia it changes in to monoclinic cryst
als and that is used in CZ Diamonds. These crystals are very stable in normal at
mospheric conditions. They are then used in Chatham diamond processing industrie
s.
Parameters of cubic zirconia include:
It has a specific gravity of around 5.6 to 6.and at the same time is a dense sub
stance.
When comparing other materials it is relatively hard and that helps in forming C
Z diamonds.
The refractive index of this material is 2.15 to 2.18
Cubic zirconia is brittle in nature.
When an ultra violate ray is passed through the CZ diamond it produces yellow or
the greenish yellow light.
The cubic zirconia is similar in nature and has characteristics of a real diamon
d and that is why it is used in processing Chatham Diamonds. If both the materia
ls are kept near to each other; it is very difficult to distinguish between the
two materials. Only with help of microscope one can find out which is a real dia
mond or the CZ Diamond.
The major differences between cubic zirconia and the real diamond are dispersion
, hardness, specific gravity and the refractive index properties. The minor diff
erences between both these forms are its cutting edges and the flawless properti
es.