What is a synthetic stone?
Posted by Leah on Dec 20, 2005
Synthetic gemstones are becoming more and more common today. A synthetic stone simply means a stone created by humans, in a lab, rather than being naturally ocurring.
A synthetic ruby, for example, is a ruby - chemically identical and with the same crystal structure as a natural ruby - but it is grown in a lab.
Synthetic stones can be very high quality, and are usually priced much lower than natural stones, and can be an excellent, affordable alternative to natural stones - if you don’t mind that they are mandmade.
