Cubic Zirconia CZ Briolettes Teardrop 5 x 7mm Light Siam Red (6 Beads)

• These beautiful beautiful beads beat Austrian crystal hands down for brilliance and quality.
• It's hard to capture the fire of these man-made stones in photos - suffice it to say that you will be very pleased with these.
• Perfect for necklaces and earrings.
• See our other size CZ beads in matching colors.
• Measurements: approximately 7mm long, 5mm wide at widest point. Hole is less than 1mm in diameter and is drilled 1.2mm from tip of bead.

Cubic Zirconia is a synthetic gemstone, zirconium oxide (ZrO2), a mineral that is extremely rare in nature but is widely synthesized for use as a diamond simulant. The synthesized material is hard, optically flawless and usually colourless, but may be made in a variety of different colours by using certain metal oxides during the manufacturing process. Cubic zirconia is relatively hard, at about 8.5 on the Mohs scale - nowhere near diamond, but much harder than most natural gems. Because of its low cost, durability, and close visual likeness to diamond, synthetic cubic zirconia has remained the most gemologically and economically important diamond simulant since 1976.