I WANT ALL MY CUSTOMERS TO BE INFORMED.I WISHED I HAD THESE GUIDES WHEN I FIRST STARTED BUYING JEWELRY.WHAT DOES IT MEAN?REAL?CREATED?SIMULATED?FAKE?FAUX?WELL,REAL IS THE NATURAL STONE FROM THE GROUND,MINED,POLISHED,AND YES ,CAN HAVE FLAWS,EVEN DIAMONDS HAVE FLAWS. .CREATED IS LAB MADE ,WITH THE SAME INGREDIENTS AS THE REAL, AND THE SAME HARDNESS,COLOR,CLARITY,BUT NEVER ANY FLAWS,(AND SOMETIMES SO MUCH  BETTER),SIMULATED IS JUST LIKE CREATED EXCEPT SOME SMART GUY SAID"HEY,I CAN MAKE THIS WITH SAME COLOR,HARDNESS,CLARITY,AND ALL I HAVE TO DO IS SUBSTITUTE ONE CHEAPER INGREDIENT FOR ANOTHER,(KINDA LIKE SUBSTITUTING BAKING SODA FOR BAKING POWDER WHEN BAKING),YOU STILLL WIND UP WITH THE  SAME THING ,BUT FOR LESS ,MONEY.IN MY OWN PERSONAL EXPERIENCE,SINCE IM NOT WEALTHY,I PREFER SIMULATED OR CREATED. .NOW WE COME TO FAUX.FAUX MEANS FALSE,THAT MEANS THE STONE MAY LOOK THE SAME BUT IT IS USUALLY GLASS,CLAY,COPPER,ANYTHING THEY WANT TO USE,AND IT HAS NO SAME PROPERTIES AS REAL,CREATED,OR SIMULATED.I WANT TO INFORM ALL MY CUSTOMERS,I DONT WANT THEM TO GO THROUGH YEARS OF BUYING JUNK LIKE I DID ,BECAUSE NO ONE TOLD THEM.