Manmade crystal is the glass with lead oxide. The higher lead oxide component in the crystal composition, the refractive and hardness is well. Thus high-quality manmade crystal crafts is farther different from the common glass.
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Guide on identifying the manmade crystal and common glass
2010-06-21 09:51:00
When it comes to identify the manmade crystal and glass, we can use some methods as followed.
1.Listen. When you hit slightly the manmade crystal craft with hand, you can hear crisp sound, just like metal. It is different from common glass with boring sound, and no echo.
2.Look. Look through the sunlight, high-quality manmade crystal can reflect burnish light, and the transition light is very natural and colorful. Common glass is poor of colorful light and with mixture of blue and yellow.
3.Pattern. When you shop for manmade crystal to avoid the common glass, you can compare them by the patterns.
4.Hardness. Because manmade crystal is harder than common glass. If you use crystal for long time, it will not turn to unclear situation. But the glass used for long time is very easy be scratched and its surface is obscure.
5.Weight. Generally speaking, as for the two crafts in same size, the manmade crystal is heavier than common glass.
When you want to choose a high-quality crystal jewelry or craft, you can go with this guide on identifying the manmade crystal and common glass.
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