Moissanite Compared To Diamond

So in addition to your moissanite giving off more white sparkle it will actually reflect more colored sparkle fire too.

Moissanite compared to diamond.

Even with a fantastic custom old mine cut this classic moissanite shows a lot of color. On the mohs scale of hardness a moissanite measures in at 9 25 while a diamond has a score of 10 the maximum on the scale. Classic moissanite has a yellowish or brownish color often compared to j through m color diamond. Even with a slight difference in hardness don t think moissanite isn t tough.

Custom cut moissanite photo by irish is irish. Moissanite has a high refractive index and is hence much more brilliant as well as iridescent as compared to a diamond. Moissanite is a rare naturally occurring mineral with various crystalline polymorphs although it is now possible to manufacture moissanite in factories making it ten times less expensive than diamond. Within the last 15 16 years there has been quite a bit of interest for gemstone consumers to discover the difference between moissanite vs diamond.

Moissanite is second to diamond in terms of hardness another benefit of moissanite is that it comes in second only to diamonds on the hardness scale surpassing other gemstones including ruby sapphire and emeralds. The mohs scale is used to measure a gemstone s hardness or in other words its durability. In addition moissanite has a higher dispersion than a diamond too.