3 Extraordinary 1 Ct Real Tested Heart Ruby Gemstones 6 X 6 X 4mm

3 Extraordinary 1 ct real tested Heart Ruby gemstones 6 x 6 x 4mm. All of our gems are tested on the presidium gem tester II as seen in the photos. This gem tester tests the quality of the stones to determine if they are real. However they do not differentiate if they are lab created or natural.
What are the differences between lab-grown and natural gemstones?
Just by looking at them, lab gems cannot be identified as different from natural gems. However, Gem-stones that grow in a controlled laboratory environment tend to contain fewer inclusions (imperfections such as trapped gas bubbles, trapped solids, or fractures/cleavage) so they are more consistently eye clear. This feature alone is not a defining characteristic, but one of multiple factors trained gemologists use to distinguish ‘man-made stones’.
High clarity gemstones which naturally form with fewer inclusions are rare and subsequently much more expensive. To ‘hide’ flaws, mined gems with inclusions are often subjected to oiling or heating to fill scratches and enrich their hue.
Durability
Related to differing amounts of inclusions is durability. The durability of a gemstone is impacted by the mineral’s hardness, amount of cleavage, and internal resistance to fracturing. Inclusions can play a role in causing cleavage, with fissures or fractures sometimes forming in an area with multiple inclusions. As created gemstones tend to have few inclusions, they can be considered to be more durable than
natural stones known to have certain inclusions.
Traditional gemstone mining comes with a host of anti-environmentally-friendly practices. These
include water contamination, soil loss, and loss of habitat by local species. There’s also the social
element of endangerment to human life. Industrial mine conditions can be hazardous to workers’ health.
Created stones are conflict-free because, depending on whether the lab uses clean energy sources, they have a lower carbon footprint and require less energy to form the same quantity of gemstones. And most important of all, they avoid the human rights and environmental degradation issues.
Cultivated gemstones are more affordable than natural gemstones due to the simple fact that they are less scarce.
In other words, the cost factor is determined by the availability of rare colors and varieties. Gems made in a lab can be tailored for mineral type, color and size, something you cannot say about natural gems due to their rarity. For some, this scarcity is the main draw. For others, being able to have a large gem of preferred color and type is highly attractive.
To sum up, lab grown gemstones differ from natural gemstones in that they are grown in laboratory environments, have fewer imperfections, may be less brittle, are more environmentally-friendly, can be grown in a matter of weeks or months compared to millions of years, and are more cost-effective.

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