Every now and then someone asks about synthetic gemstones and wonders if they are real or fake.

Synthetic gemstones are real gemstones that are created in a laboratory. There are synthetic rubies, emeralds, sapphires, alexandrites, and several others. All are real just man-made. As such these are produces in a relatively short time and in indefinite amounts that the value is much lower than the limited amounts of the rare natural gemstones that are found in the earth.

You should not be confused with stimulant gemstones that are mostly colored glass or other materials that may look like a ruby, sapphire, emerald or one of the real gemstones.

Russell Oshita, the diamonddude

The Diamond Specialists, Inc.

Diamonds Hawaii