What Is Lab Made Sapphire

They re not gem imitations.

What is lab made sapphire.

A sapphire is a precious gemstone made of the mineral corundum or aluminum oxide al2o3. Chemically and physically speaking the same materials constitute natural and lab grown sapphires and they have the same atomic structure and crystal habit. When the hot rock begins to coo. However they are created in a laboratory and grown under carefully controlled conditions simulating the high pressure and heat of the earth to replicate a natural sapphire.

Sapphires are made from corundum both in nature where they re mined and in labs where they re harvested once the predetermined development period is over. It is broadly classified into two with red corundum called ruby and all other colors of corundum called sapphire. Our lab created sapphire is not limited to the most well known blue coloration but we produce a variety of colors found below. Price differences between chatham created and natural gemstones of like quality are notable sometimes as much as 100 000 per carat as in the case of colored diamonds.

Gemology labs would identify both lab grown and natural sapphires as forms of corundum. Because no synthetic material is used to replace the corundum. As a consumer however you may want to make a distinction between lab grown and natural. A lab created sapphire is less rare than a natural sapphire.

Lab created sapphire color and varieties the mineral corundum can yield different colors. The heat used to create them comes from a machine. Corundum is a mineral that takes on its color as it forms. The more expensive and hard to find natural gems in jewelry such as diamond white and fancy color sapphire blue and other colors emerald ruby and opal are favorite lab created stones.

These lab created blue sapphires will have same chemical properties of the real stones. It s formed by volcanic processes in rock deep in the earth under high temperature high pressure conditions. Sapphires are made from the corundum mineral and take millions of years to form. Sapphires are usually found in igneous rock which has a low amount of silica and a high amount of aluminum.

Synthetic blue sapphires are made by a method called flame fusion they are made in such a way that they look like natural gemstones. As a result they may be more suitable for conservative budgets. Synthetic white sapphires are made by a method called flame fusion they are made in such a way that they look like natural gemstones. Lab created gemstones are the real deal.

Lab created ruby is essentially red sapphire.