Cubic Zirconia CZ Faceted Tube Beads 6mm X 9mm Beads Garnet Red (2)

• These beautiful beautiful beads beat Austrian crystal hands down for brilliance and quality
• Rich Garnet Red color.
• 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 chandelier earrings. Great spacers!
• Measurements: approximately 6mm diameter, 9mm long. Hole is less than 1mm in diameter.

What is Cubic Zirconia?
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 colorless, but may be made in a variety of different colors 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.