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Is Your Diamond Real or Cubic Zirconia (CZ)?
A simple test YOU
can perform will help answer that question
The dot test
This simple visual test will tell you. Diamonds reflect light back out
through the top surface (called the table) of the diamond. Cubic
Zirconia, or CZ for short, is transparent and reflects the light
differently.
- Draw a small dot on a clean piece of paper.
- Place the diamond / cubic zirconia in question face down on the dot.
- Look through the bottom. If it is a real diamond you should not be able to see the dot; the image should be distorted. If your stone is a cubic zirconia (CZ) the dot will become a circle that is clearly visible.
This simple test can help you determine if a diamond is real but you should take your jewelry to a qualified jeweler or gemologist and allow them to test your diamonds for absolute verification.
If it glows under black light is it
real or fake?
Have you seen your diamond glow" when under a black light or in a
bar? Some people say this means the diamond is real, while others say a
diamond that glows is fake. The reality is that both can be true: Real
diamonds can glow under black light, or ultra violet light, a property
of many different minerals called fluorescence.
It is natural characteristic of diamonds and can vary in intensity from
not visible to strongly visible where it glows very bright colors. This
property is measured and declared on all major lab reports.
Source and pictures from: Is My Diamond Real?