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A: Yes we do. It is sent First Class International and since it isn't all that much more the domestic shipping we decided to give our international customers the same courtesy.
A: Pure silver is a precious metal that is 99.9% pure. Is is highly malleable which is to say that if you were to fashion silverware or jewelry charms out of pure silver it would over a short time loose it's shape and detail. Sterling Silver is 92.5% pure silver and the remaining 7.5% is typically made from tin, copper, zinc or other harder metals. This creates an alloy know as sterling silver.
Q: What is Cubic Zirconia?
A: Cubic Zirconia stones are a man-made diamond affordable substitute having similar characteristics that are very close to natural diamonds. On the mohs scale of 1-10 for hardness, a CZ is 8.5 - 8.9, while a diamond is 10. Sand or dirt will not scratch a CZ or a diamond, but CZs and diamonds will both scratch glass. A CZ weighs more than a diamond, and that is one of the principal ways to tell them apart. But once it is set in a piece of jewelry it is very difficult even for a jeweler to distinguish between a diamond and a CZ. For many years there were inferior diamond simulants that were introduced to the public, but current technology has changed that and today's CZ gems remain brilliantly clear just the way a diamond does.
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