moissanite

It was the first company to produce and sell synthetic moissanite.

It occurs in nature as the extremely rare mineral moissanite.

Its limited availability makes moissanite about 120 times more expensive than cubic zirconia.

The mineral was named moissanite in his honor.

He met Adele's eyes through the faceplates of optical-grade moissanite and grinned.

The diamond substitute Moissanite is silicon carbide crystal, which will scratch glass too.

Virtually all the silicon carbide sold in the world, including moissanite jewels, is synthetic.

Introduced at the end of the 20th century, the lab grown product moissanite has gained popularity as an alternative to diamond.

Jewel-quality moissanite is produced by only one company, Charles & Colvard.

While man-made versions are less expensive, most lack the luster and brilliance of the real thing, except moissanite.

Silicon carbide, also known as Moissanite, is strongly birefringent.

Because of the rarity of natural moissanite, most silicon carbide is synthetic.

However, unlike diamond and cubic zirconia, moissanite is strongly birefringent.

It also has a natural occurrence of moissanite (SiC) and 23 other valid mineral species.

Its main competitor as a synthetic gemstone is the more recently cultivated material, synthetic moissanite.

Unlike diamond, moissanite can be strongly birefringent.

For this reason, moissanite jewels are cut along the optic axis of the crystal to minimize birefringent effects.

Some moissanite stones also have curved string-like inclusions, which diamonds never have.

Synthetic moissanite is another example.

Since large diamonds are usually too expensive to be used as anvils, synthetic moissanite is more often used in large-volume experiments.

"Moissanite: a new synthetic gemstone material."

How Moissanite Jewels Work Diamonds are beautiful and popular - but not everyone can afford these gems.

The inclusions seen in moissanite are also characteristic: most will have fine, white, subparallel growth tubes or needles oriented perpendicular to the stone's table.

The existence of moissanite in nature was questioned even in 1986 by Charles Milton, an American geologist.

Synthetic moissanite is also interesting for electronics and thermal applications because its thermal conductivity is similar to that of diamonds.