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Crystal or Glass – What to choose?

Sometimes, thanks to a lighting or home decor shop that can not resist the urge to get inside and see the crystal chandelier or a glass of wine that caught his attention. Maybe you can not tell you what you do, but the explanation is simple – Have been attracted by the glow of the glass.
However, we are often unaware of who, how and where did the crystal, while that useful information could help us choose among hundreds of types of this wonderful material.
Crystal (from the Greek "krystallos") is a special type glass of a high degree of brilliance and optical purity. The brilliance of cut crystal comes from the refraction of light passing through a prism. We can identify similar effects in the formation of the arc.
The most popular types of crystal are the following:
– Crystal Rock – Natural Crystal Earth, can be manufactured as the most expensive one
– Bohemia Crystal – Lead Crystal
– Lead crystal – considered the best glass in the world. The most famous manufacturer of this type of glass is Swarovski AG in the Austrian Alps. His brand STRASS Crystal is characterized not only by its bright and clear structure, but also by the sharp facets that makes him look like a real diamond. The lead content exceeds 30%.
In Europe, there including European standards in terms of chemical composition glass. When you buy a glass object has read European different words in the package you choose the type of glass used in it. If you see "Crystal Clear" which means is 1-15% of lead oxide in it, the word "glass" the theme is more expensive and has 16-23% of lead in it and, finally, when you see the label "Full lead crystal, this means that you became the owner crystal that has premium 24-30% lead.
The following criteria to define quality within the crystal structure is perfect, no bubbles, inserts, cracks etc. absolutely clear, pure and transparent.
You can also try to control the quality of the glass tapping using a silver spoon or a knife (or even a silver ring). When you hear a delicate melody special you can be sure that the glass is good.
In complete silence the melody played by glass lamp hanging in the creation of a romantic even, and a sense fairytale. Maybe that's why the old school of Chinese life Feng Shui suggests always hang a crystal chandelier or even just a crystal ball at home – for good energy to concentrate around him.

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