Verneuil process
The first commercially successful method of manufacturing synthetic gemstones,…The first commercially successful method of manufacturing synthetic gemstones, involving the melting of a finely powdered substance using an oxyhydrogen flame and crystallising the melted droplets into a boule.
Meaning
1 sensesThe first commercially successful method of manufacturing synthetic gemstones, involving the melting of a finely powdered substance using an oxyhydrogen flame and crystallising the melted droplets into a boule.
Origin
Developed in 1902 by the French chemist Auguste Verneuil.Developed in 1902 by the French chemist Auguste Verneuil.
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