Hydrothermal Emerald

A clear distinction must be made between imitation stones and lab-created or lab-grown gems. Do not confuse a fake made of glass, plastic, or cubic zirconia with a created gem. KLEED lab grown gems are real gems with the same chemical composition and structure as mined gems. One method for obtaining gems in a lab is hydrothermal processing, which is used to create our emeralds.

The lab-grown hydrothermal emerald exhibit all the properties of natural stone, including color, luster, structure, hardness, and transparency. These characteristics are entirely similar to those of the fantastic "Colombian" emeralds.

The basis of hydrothermal minerals is always natural raw materials. The raw material is placed in a solution along with other constituents: aluminum and beryllium oxides, silica, and chromium, and then sent to an autoclave, where the crystal develops under high pressure (700-1400 atmospheres) and temperature (up to 1000°C). The result is a rough stone that, once placed in the expert hands of cutters, will take on the desired shapes. The chemical properties of hydrothermal and natural stones are identical, and even visually they are very similar. The difference can only be seen with careful analysis.

Hydrothermal stones, which often surpass natural ones in quality due to their brightness and clearness, are now part of High Jewelry.