Due to their name similarity, many people assume
that Zircon, a natural diamond substitute, and cubic
zirconia, a manmade diamond simulant, are one and
the same—or closely related. They are not.
Zircons come in many colors, the popular and exciting
being a rich blue. Other colors include orange,
yellow, red and green. Today the chief sources of
Zircons are the gravel-beds of Cambodia and Sri
Lanka.
Due to their name similarity, many people assume
that Zircon, a natural diamond substitute, and cubic
zirconia, a manmade diamond simulant, are one and
the same—or closely related. They are not.