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Cubic zirconia - what kind of stone is this?
Cubic zirconia received its name in honor of the Physical Institute of the USSR Academy of Sciences (FIAN), where it was first synthesized, but the name is practically not used outside the former USSR and the countries of the socialist camp. Abroad, this material is more often called dzhevalite, daimonskvay and zirconite. In some cases, especially in translations from foreign languages, cubic zirconia is called zirconium or zircon, which creates confusion, since cubic zirconia is a synthetic material imitating diamond, zircon is an unrelated yellow-brown mineral, and zirconium is a chemical element. Cubic zirconias are often used in jewelry. Gold jewelry can be decorated with cubic zirconia inserts. In costume jewelry, they are used to contrast the transparency or color of the main insert (the center of the composition), or as an imitation of diamonds. They are also used in dentistry for ceramic spraying and in the chemical industry.