What is a Moissanite?
Moissanite is a look-alike of the diamond.It is a late entrant in the jewels world. The emergence of Moissanite is dated back to 1893 when it was discovered by the noble laureate Henri Moissan, who is a French scientist in chemistry. In fact, Moissanite was named after this great scientist. Upon discovering Moissanite, the scientist’s initial impression was – it’s a diamond. However, he had to change it later as the crystals in Moissanite consist of silicon carbide.for those who don’t know much about moissanite – it is not a diamond but it looks a like a diamond. Unlike the diamond, moissanite is not original and also not mined from the earth. It is completely man-made, which is grown in the laboratories. It may take 2-3 months to create a piece of willemite in the laboratory.
What is Moissanite?
Moissanite is a 100% colorless or near-colorless gem produced by Tianyu Gems, with a color range of D-E-F (colorless) or G-H-I (Near-colorless) and clarity range of VS-VVS. It is one of the most brilliant and affordable gemstones on the market. Forever One Moissanite is internally colorless without any treatment or enhancement, meaning its beauty and brilliance will last forever and won't disappear over time.
Moissanite VS Diamond(Why choose Moissanite):
1. Moissanite has more brilliance than diamond.
2. Moissanite has more fire
3. Moissanite weighs less than diamond.
4. Moissanite is much cheaper than diamond.For example, a moissanite can sell at 10-15% of the price of a diamond with similar clarity, color, cut, and size.
5. Moissanite has higher clarity than diamond, on average.
Market:
Moissanite is one of diamond alternatives. It’s fire appears better than diamond, but the price is only 1/10 of diamond. Moissanite is well known and recognized by people these years. In the foreign market moissanite is also at a high heat sales situation.