The modern day cubic stone zirconia is created in a laboratory by heating zirconium with metal oxide and monitoring the cooling process. By 1980 there were 50 million carats of cubic jewelry zirconia created annually using a heating method originally developed by Soviet scientists.

Recently manufacturers have made cubic stone zirconia harder and more radiant to produce near-diamond qualities. In fact, only a trained eye can distinguish which stone is the real diamond. The differences between the diamond and the cubic stone zirconia can only be seen under a microscope.

Cubic stone zirconia is not as hard as a diamond and weighs more than a diamond of the same exact size. It is also colorless and this is very rare in a real diamond. However, cubic stone zirconia can be made in almost any color one could wish for just by using different metal oxides.

Cubic zirconia made a huge impact on the jewelry industry in the 1970s when it became one of the most used gemstones as a diamond replacement. It is inexpensive, resistant to wear and closely resembles a real diamond. Many people wanting the look of diamond jewelry without the price tag of diamond jewelry will opt for the cubic stone zirconia instead. Even the wealthiest people on the planet wear cubic stone zirconia because it is a great way to keep up with the trends.

Cubic stone zirconia is beautiful and attractive in its own right. There are very few substances harder than cubic zirconia (it lies somewhere between emerald and ruby in the Moh's hardness scale.) The clarity is superb, most likely better than all but the rarest diamonds. Cubic jewelry zirconia is cut with the same exacting tolerances and proportions as in diamond cutting.

Cubic Zirconia is available in all types of zirconia jewelry... rings, earrings, bracelets, pendants, etc. You can buy cubic stone zirconia that looks like diamond jewelry for a fraction of the price.

Blue cubic zirconia is just one of many types of cubic stone zirconia on the market. This superbly colored stone is a wonder for its brilliance and beauty. It comes in different shades of blue from sapphire to topaz and has a quality that defines detail in every sense of the word.

One specific shade of blue zirconia is Bella Luce Tanzanite Color Stimulant. It looks very sophisticated when used with a sterling silver setting as background. Some of the other shades of Blue cubic stone zirconia are Blue Charizma and Blue Tanzanite. There is also Sapphire blue, Blue topaz, and Briolette Blue which go very well with either silver, gold, white gold, platinum, etc.

With the whirlwind of fashion changes, designer cubic stone zirconia gives you the flexibility to update your look on a whim. Who needs the real thing when you can opt for enormous diversity from cubic stone zirconia? Mix and match the pieces in your jewelry box to achieve chic day and elegant evening looks or rich winter and bright summer styles. Cubic stone zirconia truly does look like the real thing.