Moissanite gemstone guide

Because of its remarkable dispersion of light, moissanite is — after natural and lab-grown diamonds — the third best option when choosing the stone that will grace your engagement or wedding ring.

In quality it ranks immediately after diamond (9.25–9.50 on the Mohs scale), and in price it is incomparably cheaper.

It is an ideal choice for anyone looking for a cheaper but equally brilliant alternative to a diamond.

Although moissanite does occur in nature, it is present only as tiny crystals and in negligible quantities, which is why jewelry production always uses synthetic, that is lab-created, moissanite.

The Nobel laureate Henri Moissan, a French chemist, discovered moissanite while examining rock samples after a meteor fell in Arizona (Canyon Diablo) in 1893. At first he believed the mineral he had found was diamond, but it later turned out to be entirely different in composition: it is made of silicon carbide, unlike diamond, which is carbon.

When we say moissanite is a stone that belongs to the stars, that is genuinely so. Unlike diamond, moissanite does not belong to the Earth — it does not originate on this planet. Moissanite belongs to space, and it reaches us by way of the meteorites that have been falling to Earth for billions of years.

Moissanite is often called a 'fake diamond', but it is in fact simply a different mineral that resembles diamond in many characteristics. Both stones are white, that is colorless, with a high refractive index. What makes moissanite particular is its double refraction, which gives it a stronger fire — and that is precisely why, for some, it is the first choice.

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