Jewelry departments of trading houses attract with sparkling multi-colored stones, an abundance of various ornaments. The choice is so great that involuntarily the thought comes to mind - are all these stones really natural? Moreover, the price of products is very variable - from luxury products to the most budget ones. If you ask this question to the seller, then most likely you can hear the answer that most of the gems for jewelry today are grown artificially.
Information of this kind can alienate a person who does not have information about the process of growing nanostones. This is not a fake, not a glass and not an imitation. Today we will talk about nano-emerald.
What it is?
Hydrothermal emerald is also called a nanocrystal, and it is fundamentally different from a natural mineral. Despite the considerable number of deposits where emeralds are mined, laboratories for the cultivation of artificial stones are flourishing.
One of the reasons why synthetic production is necessary is the rarity of finding, indeed, large emeralds.
Most often, small minerals are found. Laboratory conditions allow you to create stones of any shape, size.
This production is quite profitable, since emerald dust is used for cultivation, that is, very tiny crystals that cannot be used in standard jewelry. Thus, the production and processing of the mineral becomes virtually waste-free. Nano emerald looks very impressive: the cut is clear, the color is clean, beautiful.After all, it does not contain any natural impurities. Unlike natural stone, it is quite flawless in appearance.
A high-quality artificial stone is created for more than a month. Characteristics of hydrothermal emerald:
- color - saturated greens, shades may vary;
- there are brown and tubular impurities;
- shine of glass type;
- resistant to sunlight and acids.
This production method allows you to get, indeed, high-class synthetic minerals that are used in jewelry. They are perfectly transparent and look great in a frame of silver, gold, platinum. Such an emerald is an absolute analogue of natural, is neither a glass fake, nor a rhinestone.
History of creation
Since the size of natural emeralds did not allow their active use in jewelry, scientists have long thought about creating high-quality imitation. Large stones were incredibly expensive due to their rarity as well. Scientists have set themselves the task of creating stones that are not inferior in nature to natural specimens. It took a long time to create a really clean, hard, shiny stone. The emerald was first synthesized at the end of the 19th century by scientists Othel and Perret. At the beginning of the 20th century, German laboratories began to actively use this experience and develop it, but work was carried out under the heading "secretly" until the middle of the 20th century.
The first artificial emeralds were significantly inferior to natural emeralds in their characteristics both in external and in other qualities.
Russian scientists under the leadership of A. Lebedev also engaged in similar developments. As for the creation of the Colombian emerald, we owe this discovery to D. Fursenko and V. Thomas. After the production of synthetic emerald was declassified in the 60s, laboratories began to be created around the world. Today, production is very common, the process has been improved and allows you to get stones that are almost as good as natural.
Advantages and disadvantages
Of course, the value of natural stones cannot be leveled, but field development and mining is rather laborious. To get a small amount of medium-sized stones, you have to process a huge number of rocks. Therefore, it is obvious that artificially grown emerald is cheaper for humanity, it is easier to create it. There are a number of advantages of nano emeralds:
- direct sunlight and ultraviolet are not fearful to a hydrothermal stone, while a natural emerald fades, becomes cloudy, loses its luster under its influence;
- nano emerald has greater hardness, strength in comparison with natural, therefore it is less susceptible to mechanical influence;
- since the production of stones is much less expensive than mining, respectively, the final price is much lower, while natural emerald will be less perfect in appearance.
As for the minuses, only one can be distinguished here - artificial stone is not created by nature, it is made by man, respectively, the value of the stone is even lower without taking into account production.
Connoisseurs of natural stones will never prefer a nano-emerald to what was created without human intervention.
The properties
First of all, it is necessary to understand that nano-emerald is not a fake in terms of its qualities and properties. This is an analogue that is identical to natural in most respects:
- chemical type composition;
- crystal lattice structure;
- appearance, purity, shine, colors.
Moreover, in many respects the hydrothermal stone is ahead of its natural counterpart. They are more durable, they have no defects and cracks, leading to destructive consequences for the stone. Since stones of a deep, dark shade are welcomed in jewelry, nano-emeralds are predominantly produced in a richly dark range of greenery. They are clean and transparent.
As for the magical and healing properties of stone, it is believed that the artificially grown mineral does not possess them, as it was created by man.
However, experts hold a different opinion, and here's why: regardless of the method of production, the stone is based on a mineral that retains all its energy and strength.
What are the properties of a synthetic mineral:
- thanks to cleanliness, it brings success, making its owner more impeccable;
- able to improve the condition of people with disorders of the nervous system, heart problems;
- possesses calming properties, relieves aggression, irritability, balances the mental state;
- jewelry on the neck and chest can improve the condition of asthma sufferers, it can be a pendant, necklace, brooch;
- cleans the space of negative type energy, it is enough to hold a stone in each room of the house for at least 12 hours.
Remember, the darker the shade of nano-emerald, the more powerful it is in its effect.
As for the zodiac effect, the hydrothermal stone, according to astrologers, is able to influence a person in the same way as a natural one. It is recommended to wear it with different zodiac signs, and for each - for a special reason. Astrological properties of nano-emerald:
- Aries career growth and monetary success;
- vitality and energy of Taurus;
- protective properties from the negative effects of the evil energies of other people Gemini;
- Aquarius and Pisces will bring success in all areas;
- Sagittarius and Capricorn will be able to relieve anxiety and get long-awaited peace;
- harmony for Crayfish, Maidens and Libra;
- forces to fight the Lions;
- make the character more positive and complaisant Scorpio.
Astrologers strongly recommend wearing jewelry with the nano-emerald Virgo, Capricorn, Aries and Libra.
How is it created?
Grown stone is a complete analogue of emerald, not a copy or imitation of it. Emeralds are grown as a repetition of natural stone, although inferior in value, but outwardly the same perfect.
The technology of creating a nano-stone consists of the following algorithm:
- faceting natural stone;
- collecting the powder remaining after this process;
- mix aluminum oxide and beryllium, chromium, other components with emerald dust;
- placed in an autoclave;
- then there is a process of chemical reactions catalyzed by temperature conditions;
- the contents of the vessel crystallize in a special zone.
A little more than a month is spent on the whole process, while natural stone is created by nature for millennia.
It is believed that artificial stone can be grown on its own if you purchase the necessary vessel and all components, however this statement has no good reason.
The technology for growing nano-emeralds is very complicated and requires the work of specialists who supervise all activities.
Areas of use
The main application of synthetic emeralds is jewelry. Jewelers create a huge number of different jewelry with stones, setting them in silver, yellow and white gold. The most valuable are emeralds, decorated in platinum.
Jewelry is well-proven in everyday wear, as the stone is highly durable and resistant to external influences, such as the sun.
But chemicals can harm him, so before you start cleaning or other activities that require their use, you must remove all jewelry from yourself. Artificial emerald can be found in the following types of jewelry:
- rings and rings;
- earrings;
- pendants, beads, necklaces, pendants;
- bracelets.
Comparison with natural stone
To distinguish an externally artificial stone from a natural one, one often needs a specialist, since they have much in common in terms of properties and external characteristics. What differences can be found in nano-emeralds:
- tubular inclusions;
- admixture of brown color;
- perfect shape;
- lack of defects;
- saturated shade of greenery.
Natural emerald is rarely truly transparent, it has cracks, interspersed, bubbles. When buying a product, you must be very careful, as they fake not only natural, but also nano-emerald. You can buy glass framed by emeralds from scammers. It is easy to distinguish such a stone, since it is very fragile, any effect immediately leaves a mark, a scratch.
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