Created, Synthetic & Simulated Gemstone Information

This Lab Created, Synthetic and Simulated Information Chart serves to explain the difference between the different Man – Made Gemstone materials and terms.It will help you and / or your staff be technically correct with regard to complete disclosure with your customers and assist in creating more options for price sensitive requests.

* The 3 (Soudee) Doublet, Flame Fusion items are simulated assembled stones.Spinel (Soudee) Doublets are two pieces of Created White Spinel material fused together with the appropriate colored substance.

Flame Fusion is a less expensive and older process for creating materials.Hydro-thermal and the Flux process are relatively newer methods for creating beryl materials.Pulled is a relatively new process for creating corundum and chrysoberyl materials.

Created and Synthetic are synonymous terms representing materials that have the same physical and visual properties as their counterparts.Simulated represents materials that only have the visual properties of their genuine counterparts.


Traditional use of material Alternative use of same material
Month Traditional Syn Desc. Name Man made Material Laboratory Process Technically correct full Disclosure Description Technically correct full Disclosure Description
January Garnet Corundum Flame Fusion Simulated Garnet Created Dark Ruby
February Amethyst Corundum Flame Fusion Simulated Amethyst Created Purple Sapphire
February * Amethyst Doublet Spinel Doublet Flame Fusion Simulated Amethyst
March Aquamarine Spinel Flame Fusion Simulated Aquamarine Created light Blue Spinel
April White Spinel Spinel Flame Fusion Created White Spinel
April White Sapphire Corundum Flame Fusion Created White Sapphire
May * Emerald Doublet Spinel Doublet Flame Fusion Simulated Emerald
May Ferrer Emerald Glass Flame Fusion Simulated Emerald
May Emerald Beryl Hydrothermal Created Emerald
May Emerald Beryl Flux Created Emerald
June Alexandrite Corundum Flame Fusion Simulated Alexandrite Created Purple Sapphire
June Alexandrite Chrysoberyl Pulled Created Alexandrite
July Ruby Corundum Flame Fusion Created Ruby
July Ruby Corundum Pulled Created Ruby
August* Peridot Doublet Spinel Doublet Flame Fusion Simulated Peridot
August Peridot Spinel Flame Fusion Simulated Peridot Created Lite Green Spinel
September Blue Sapphire Corundum Flame Fusion Created Blue Sapphire
September Blue Sapphire Corundum Pulled Created Blue Sapphire
September Blue Spinel Spinel Flame Fusion Created Blue Spinel Simulated Blue Sapphire
October Rose Sapphire Corundum Flame Fusion Created Pink Sapphire
November Gold Sapphire Corundum Flame Fusion Created Gold Sapphire Created Yellow Sapphire
December Blue Zircon Spinel Flame Fusion Simulated Blue Zircon Created Blue Spinel
Tanzanite Corundum Pulled Simulated Tanzanite Created Purple Sapphire