Choosing A Moissanite Stone
Moissanite is an extremely rare artificial gemstone.
Choosing a moissanite stone. Loose forever one gems charles colvard javascript seems to be disabled in your browser. The chinese vendors really do a fantastic job. Natural microscopic particles were discovered for the first time in arizona in a crater created by a meteorite fallen on earth by a french scientist named henri moissan. Even tho its been around since the late 1980 s commercially.
Moissanite is very durable even stronger than sapphires rubies. Charles colvard creates flawless loose moissanite gemstones in a variety of shapes and sizes. Aside from the overall look i m starting to consider the kind of setting that can be used and whether the side stones are likely to remain secure. To some a moissanite is snubbed as a fake stone merely a diamond copycat.
They won t become cloudy nor scratch easily. Colorless d e f near colorless g h i and slightly tinted j k range. There are a few ways of selecting the size of your moissanite and we will help you breakdown which direction is right for you when it comes to moissanite the prices per carat are drastically lower than the price per carat of a diamond. People tend to first test the waters before.
A moissanite can never achieve the social status that diamonds enjoy at least not in the foreseeable future. Moissanite is a fairly new concept in south africa. The colorless gemstones come with a premium and are more desirable. Choosing moissanite color when purchasing moissanite you ll have three color categories to choose from.
In fact moissanite is also used industrially just like diamonds because they re so hard. It was then created in the laboratory and cut by the american company charles colvard. If i go with a 3 stone ring i m pretty sure i would want a 9 mm x 7 mm or 10 mm x 8 mm oval colorless moissy as my center stone. Secondly moissanite is more refractive than a diamond as mentioned above which gives it more fire and sparkle.
The amount of color a moissanite has depends upon the type of moissanite. For example if a 2 carat moissanite is 2 000 a 2 carat diamond could easily be 20 000. Classic moissanite the first moissanite that man created is not colorless. It has properties similar.
Or i may possibly want a blue lab sapphire center with moissy side stones or a moissy center with lab sapphire side stones depending on the design i choose. Ultimately whether you choose a diamond or a moissanite is a matter of personal preference and values. Both moissanite and diamond can be colorless or near colorless.