What Is Moissanite Fire Stone

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

What is moissanite fire stone.

Tech tips of this article originally appeared in the august 2000 issue of finding facts. Silicon carbide is useful for commercial and industrial applications due to its hardness optical properties and thermal conductivity. Because moissanite contains some silicon it is also less likely to attract grease or dirt than a diamond. The unique cut of charles colvard moissanite is specifically designed to maximize the performance derived from the superior optical properties of moissanite.

Moissanite ˈ m ɔɪ s ə n aɪ t is naturally occurring silicon carbide and its various crystalline polymorphs it has the chemical formula sic and is a rare mineral discovered by the french chemist henri moissan in 1893. Because moissanite s optical properties are different to diamonds the stone must be cut accordingly. As moissanite is very cheap and almost similar to the diamond in look n feel so now i am thinking for a moissanite bling. June 11th 2014 at 2 35 pm.

Moisssanites can be cut into any common gemstone shape but the most popular shape by far is the round brilliant cut. From this we use specialized cutting techniques specific to moissanite to enhance each stones fire and brilliance. Hi joy we do not typically recommend mixing the two. Moissanite is second to diamond in terms of hardness.

Our expert gemcutters examine each individual stone and determine the cut that would yield the most beautiful moissanite gemstone.