Rock crystal is distinguished from glass and rhinestone costume jewelry by its greater hardness on the Mohs Scale, coldness and double refraction. It was often used, especially after the 1920s to simulate diamonds. The Germans used the term, "Bergeristal" and the French is "cristal de roche".
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