Some sellers are listings gemstones with a mystic color as Azotic, This is a copyright gemstone technique and if your are not buying from a Azotic vendor or reseller then the gems your selling are not Azotic.
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All Azotic® enhancements are created utilizing a process that DOES NOT use radiation or harsh chemicals.
The quality of the gemstone clarity, the faceting brilliance, and the polishing shine are equally important as the enhancement process. The distributor provides Azotic Coating with the substrate material (topaz, quartz, or CZ) for enhancement. The enhancement process is dependent on the selection of quality substrate materials.
Another small but pertinent fact is that The Patented processes manufactured by Azotic can enhance all cuts and sizes up to 30mm for approximately half the cost while maintaining less than half the breakage rate. Sizes are not created above 30mm.
Azotic Coating Technology offers a wide range of sputtered metallic, oxide and nitride films. Reactive sputtering of metal oxides, carbides and nitrides is our specialty. The films produced by reactive sputtering are hard and dense and generally exhibit excellent adhesion. Substrate temperatures are low, usually below 80 degrees C. Almost anything solid and vacuum compatible (nonporous) can be coated. Items coated include: glass, quartz, topaz, sapphire, diamond, silicon, ceramics, metals, plastics, crystals, biocompatible materials and even insects.
CARE FOR AZOTIC GEMSTONE:
Azotic Coating has the experience and high volume capacity to handle your gemstone requirements. Large volume orders are handled through authorized resellers, providing the customer with the best combination of availability, price, quality and experience
The thin film treatment applied to gemstones is durable and hard. The treated layer is only microns in thickness. It is not deposited in thick layers. If the wearer utilizes care, the enhancement will last the life of the jewelry setting.
When setting the Azotic® Surface Enhanced Designer Gemstones™ into jewelry, the jewelry manufacturer should take care in the training of the employees. The manufacturer should emphasize that the Azotic® Surface Enhanced Designer Gemstones™ are to be treated as you would an opal or pearl. Education is the key to success at this stage.
The Azotic® Surface Enhanced Designer Gemstone™ should not be exposed to any abrasives or acids. Ultrasonic cleaners may contain a pickling solution that would cause damage to the surface of the gemstone. Azotic suggests ultrasonics only be used with soap and water.
Abrasive cloths may scratch the Azotic® enhanced surface of the gemstone. This may not remove the treatment, but scratching the optical surface will affect the reflection of light traveling through the gemstone. This influences the color and clarity of the gemstone.
High heat may adversely affect the refractive index and eliminate color intensity. Heat should NOT be applied to the enhanced surface of the gemstone.
When setting the jewelry, all work should be done to the jewelry prior to placing the Azotic® enhanced gemstone into the setting. This will assure no damage is done to the Azotic® enhanced gemstone.
Cleaners:
Azotic Coating only recommends cleaners that are safe for pearls or opals. In fact, Azotic Coating uses American Windex and Jewel Brite to clean the Azotic® enhanced gemstones in our inventory. A mild soap and water rinse also works well.
Azotic® Surface Enhancements may be to the Pavilion of the gemstone or to the Table depending on the process.
The type of enhancement will determine where the gemstone is enhanced (Table/Pavilion). To avoid problems, maintain the rule to treat all enhanced gemstones as an opal or pearl. Avoid all abrasives, acids, scouring powders, jeweler's rouges, polishing cloths or mechanical polishing to the gemstone itself.
Last Update: 29 Oct 2008