What is Moissanite?

 

What is Moissanite?

Good Question, Moissanite is composed of Silicon Carbide, discovered in 1893 by Nobel Prize-winning chemist Henri Moissan inside a meteorite in Canyon Diablo. at first, the chemist mistook it for a diamond as they both look exact or close to. However in 1904, The gem is honored after his last name with ite from meteorite, naturally can only be formed by a meteorite which is rarer than diamonds.

Moissanite today is ethically lab-grown and is become a more popular choice than diamond due to how affordable it is to produce, not monopolized as diamonds have become from De Beers control of what diamonds should cost, and these are solely lab-grown and can't be minded.

Why Does Moissanite pass the diamond tester?

Diamond Tester is based on testing the thermal conductivity of the material, Moissanite has a similar conductivity as diamond, essentially taking on heat at the same rate as diamond. which is why cubic zirconia (imitation of diamond) won't pass and be considered fake