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| any material that is not diamond or synthetic diamond, but which imitates a diamond's appearance and is used in its place |
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| two separate pieces of material fused or cemented together to form a single assembled stone |
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| gemstone or simulant with a thin metallic foil or mirroring film applied to its pavilion |
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| a foilbacked, colorless, lead-glass diamond imitation |
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| process of distinguishing natural minerals and gems from each other as well as from synthetics, simulants, and treated gems |
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| an instrument that measures thermal conductivity to help separate natural and synthetic diamonds form most simulants |
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