VERY IMPORTANT...

 

All Moissanite stones are manufactured in the same Charles & Colvard laboratory and, contrary to some advertising I've seen on the internet, a jeweler cannot purchase either Moissanite rejects or Moissanite jewels that are said to be superior to other Moissanite stones. 

 

Moissanite is not separated into grades because Charles & Colvard has set specifications that each stone must meet before being released to distributors. Those specifications are comparable to diamonds which have been graded VSI (Very Slightly Included - Minor inclusions difficult to locate at 10x).  Moissanite has no real inclusions...rather it has white, needle like structures which cannot be seen without 10x magnification and even then, they are very difficult to see. In addition, since Moissanite has no natural fractures, it is considered sturdier than diamond because it has no fractures that might crack if it is subjected to an impact of some kind. 

 

*Moissanite is lighter in weight than diamond.  An 8 mm round diamond, which has been cut to diamond industry specifications, weighs approximately 2 carats.  An 8 mm round Moissanite, identical to the diamond in every way, will weigh 1.63 carats.  Both stones are identical in size and shape but the diamond will weigh more than the Moissanite.  That is one of the reasons that Moissanite is described in millimeters most of the time.

 

Also, Moissanite is very very hard -- second only to diamond.  Sapphire, used in industry because of its hardness, is not as hard as Moissanite.  This is the reason that Moissanite maintains its clarity and sparkle beyond a lifetime. The only other gemstone that can scratch Moissanite is another Moissanite or a diamond -- so the optical characteristics of  Moissanite are comparable or superior to diamond (sparkles more).  

 

However, you need to know that Moissanite cannot compare in color to a colorless diamond. Completely colorless diamonds are very rare and very expensive. Moissanite's color can be found in the G through J diamond grading color scale. You will not find a D diamond color graded Moissanite stone. 

 

The only thing that can scratch a Moissanite is another Moissanite or a diamond. That is why your Moissanite jewel will look as beautiful 30 years from now as it did on the day you bought it!

The only thing that can scratch a Moissanite is a diamond or another Moissanite!  That is why your Moissanite stone will look as beautiful thirty years from now as it did on the day you purchased it!

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Moissanite is unlike any other jewel ever seen! A century ago, Nobel Prize winner Dr. Henri Moissan discovered tiny quantities of a new mineral in an ancient meteorite near Meteor Crater in Arizona.

The new mineral displayed the potential for an absolutely shimmering brilliance, fire, luster, and it was incredibly hard. Unfortunately, the supply of natural moissanite wasn't large enough even to create a pair of earrings. It was only after years of research that a breakthrough discovery enabled Charles & Colvard to create crystals which were large enough to produce breathtaking jewels.

Properly cut by master cutters, the comparison to fine diamond is unavoidable. Moissanite has measurably more fire, brilliance and luster at a fraction of the cost of diamond. These faceted jewels now offer you a variety of choices and they are available in near colorless to very slightly tinted.  You can purchase moissanite in the most popular shapes -- such as round, oval, marquise, pear, radiant cut octagon, heart, triangle, trillion, square brilliant princess, and antique squares.

The optical properties of diamond produce its brilliance, luster and fire. By virtue of its mineral structure, moissanite produces more sparkle than diamond and generally out performs diamond on all counts.

As quoted from world renowned expert Allan Hodgkinson, F.G.A. D.G.A and author of the Rapport Diamond Report Article on moissanite dated December 4, 1998.

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MOISSANITE AS STARDUST....

Catastrophic events such as supernova explosions and the dust from certain red-giant stars, during their death throes, seem to have been major contributors to the creation of presolar  grains. Moissanite is considered a presolar grain....more...

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