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(There is also genuine color-change sapphire which mimics alexandrite, as well as color-change garnet that can be a real fooler.). The first thing to do is check the refractive index of the stone, since each material has unique optical properties.
Author: Robert Weldon. A synthetic gem material is one that is made in a laboratory, but which shares virtually all chemical, optical, and physical characteristics of its natural mineral counterpart, though in some cases, namely synthetic turquoise and synthetic opal, additional compounds can be present.lux growth (solution process). Today some synthetic gems, such as emerald, ruby, sapphire, alexandrite, and spinel can be created through a flux-growth process. Flux is a solid material that, when melted, dissolves other materials in the same way that water dissolves sugar.