The appearance of the "Soviet" diamond caused a stir in the diamond industry, and a shock to many pawnbrokers, since it could also be used to imitate sapphires, rubies, emeralds, and other jewels.
但是這種通稱為「蘇聯鑽」的出現，不但對材料學界產生衝擊，同時也影響了鑽石業界、甚至典當業，因為蘇聯鑽不但可以冒充鑽石，也可以冒充藍寶、紅寶及祖母綠以外任何顏色的寶石。