Moissanite (Moissanite)
Moissanite has a similar appearance to a diamond and emits strong fire. Although it exists in the natural world, it is extremely rare, so the most commonly distributed stones are synthetic stones made artificially. In addition to colorless, there are many other shades such as blue, green, red, gray, and brown.
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" Moissanite (Moissanite) "
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" Moissanite (Moissanite) "
Moissanite (moissanite) is a mineral that occurs naturally, but it is very rare and extremely rare, and most of the ones on the market are artificially created synthetic moissanites.
The dispersion rate is 0.104, more than twice as high as diamond (0.044), and it emits fire when exposed to light.
The mineral information of moissanite (moissanite) is as follows.
English name | Moissanite (moissanite, moissanite) |
chemical composition formula | SiC |
mohs hardness | 9.24 - 9.5 |
specific gravity | 3.22 |
refractive index | 2.654 - 2.697 |
Colorless, black, blue, green, pink, orange, etc.
It is said that it was named moissanite in honor of Henri Moissan, who first discovered natural moissanite in the Canyon Diablo meteorite.