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Synthetic doublet

A composite stone consisting of a piece of red synthetic spinel or synthetic corundum cemented alongside a piece of blue synthetic corundum, forming a pseudo-parti-coloured stone.

From: An Illustrated Dictionary of Jewelry, autor: Harold Newman, publishers: Thames and Hudson