Identification
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How to Identify Crystals: A Beginner’s Guide
Crystal identification works best as a process of elimination rather than a single decisive test. Begin with non-destructive observations such…
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Moissanite vs Diamond vs Lab Diamond: The 2026 Guide
Moissanite, natural diamond and laboratory-grown diamond can all create durable, colorless, highly brilliant jewelry. Their visual overlap is strong enough…
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How to Spot Fake Crystals: A Buyer’s Guide
“Fake crystal” is a broad consumer phrase rather than a precise gemological category. It can describe glass sold as quartz,…
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Real Moldavite: Natural Properties, Origin and Authentic Material
Real Moldavite is a natural green tektite glass associated with the Ries meteorite-impact event in southern Germany. Material ejected during…
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Real vs Fake Amethyst: Natural, Synthetic and Glass Tests
Real natural amethyst is purple macrocrystalline quartz. Its color develops from iron-related defects within the quartz structure combined with natural…
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