Best Diamond Substitutes You Need to Know About

Diamonds are one of the most well-known and sought-after gemstones since ancient times. They are the hardest stones which makes them suitable for use in jewelry as it makes them resistant to scratching. Diamonds are categorize based on the 4 C’s – clarity, cut, color and carat weight.

Diamonds are usually colorless though most of them have a light yellow or brown tint. Nowadays colorful diamonds popularly known as “fancy” diamonds uses in jewelry. Typically, the price ranges for a good quality diamond ranges from $2000 to $16000 per carat, the value going up depending upon the weight and the cut of the stone.

Diamond is the most important gemstone in the jewelry industry and nearly 20 % of the diamonds mined are used in jewelry as the rest are unsuitable for the gemstone and it is the birthstone for April month.

Diamond comes mainly from Botswana, Russia, Congo, Angola, South Africa, Namibia, Guinea, Ghana, Australia, and Canada. This country accounts for nearly 80 % of the world’s total diamond production.

Some gemstones are popular as substitutes for diamonds and cannot be differentiated with a naked eye. Following is a list of Best Diamond Substitutes You Need to Know About.

Substitutes of Diamonds on the astrology basis:

White sapphire:

White Sapphire is a natural gemstone and is similar to a diamond because of its clarity, and hardness. It comes in various shapes, size and because of its similarity and lower price, White sapphire is commonly uses in engagement rings as a substitute for diamonds.

Used as a Jewellery for its exquisite looks, it is also recommend for its beneficial effects like providing marital bliss, good luck, financial prosperity and warm relationships to its user.

White Topaz:

It is one of the most popular diamond substitutes in Jewellery because of its brilliant shine. It is colorless, pure and has a lower price and hence widely used for jewelry designers. This gemstone is for the Sagittarius zodiac sign. It is known to give prosperity in abundance and also healing properties for health matters for its users.

Moissanite:

It is a very rare hard mineral just like the diamond. It is clear and colorless and has more sparkle than a diamond and very difficult to differentiate with the naked eye. Most of the moissanite is now laboratory-made and used as a diamond substitute because of its lower price.

Because of its brilliant sparkling looks, it is used popularly in engagement rings. It is also known for its healing properties and provides composure and radiance in all walks of life to its user.

Cubic Zirconia:

Cubic zirconia is synthetic in nature compare to the zircon which is a natural gemstone. It is take as a diamond substitute because of its color, appearance, hardness, and reactivity. It is cheap in price compared to the diamond and used in jewelry in engagement rings. Since it is artificially made, it has no astrological benefits.

White Beryl:

This is a natural gemstone that is uses jewelry like a diamond substitute. It has good transparency, white, hard and cheap compared to diamond.  Also It has healing properties and gives calmness and provides positive vibrations to the user.

The other members of the beryl family are the aquamarine gemstone, a pale blue semi-precious stone and use in an engagement ring. The Emerald is another gemstone that is popular as a gemstone engagement ring. It is as valuable as the diamond and its clarity can be seen with the naked eye, unlike the diamond. It is also protect the wearer against evil.

Substitutes of Diamonds on the jewelry basis:

Rubies:

Rubies are beautiful gemstones as engagement rings because of their red color which signifies love and passion. However, it can be more valuable compare to diamond because of its rarity.

Amethyst:

It is a stunning gemstone, of the quartz mineral species and found in various shades of colors. A good substitute for diamonds when used in engagement rings because of its excellent clarity, color, and hardiness. It is also much cheaper to the diamond.

The most valuable color is the strong reddish-purple shade. It has many astrological benefits which include bringing peace and calmness to the mind and prevents bad habits to its users.

 

Emerald:

Valued throughout history, emeralds are one of the rarest gemstones and make a beautiful choice for an engagement ring center gemstone. Emeralds are the gems of royalty and are the most well-known and highly prized of green gemstones. Unlike diamonds, whose clarity must evaluates using a 10x magnification, emerald clarity is categorize with the naked eye.

Legend has it that wearing emerald gemstone can give you the ability to foresee the future and see the truth. Emerald has the power to cure disease and protect against evil.

Sapphires:

Until the twentieth century, Sapphires were more popular as diamonds as a featured gem in engagement rings. Aside from their beauty, a sapphire is a great choice for an engagement ring because they’re among the world’s most durable naturally occurring elements, coming in at 9 on the Mohs scale.

The strength helps them stand up to the everyday wear required of an engagement ring. Their dazzling colors and lustrous beauty make sapphires an excellent diamond alternative for an engagement ring.