GRA Round Cut Wholesale price Green 8mm synthetic moissanite

  moissanite has the chemical formula SiC and is a rare mineral, it is extremely rare and is found in tiny quantities, mainly in meteorites. All of the moissanite currently sold on the market is synthetic. Silicon carbide is useful for commercial and industrial applications due to its hardness, optical properties and thermal conductivity.

Moissanites vs Diamond

  Certified diamonds are graded on color and can be compared with one another. Moissanites stones are not graded on color.  As with diamonds, the smaller the moissanites, the more colorless it will look. Additionally, under certain lighting, moissanites may project a yellow or green hue.  

The biggest difference between Moissanite and Diamonds:

 1. Moissanite is silicon carbide and diamond is carbon;

 2. Moissanite stone will float when placed in specific gravity, and the specific gravity of the diamond will sink;

 3. The Moissanite stone has a ghost image, and there is no ghost image in the diamond body;

 4. Moissanite is a birefringent gemstone, and a diamond is a single-refraction gemstone;

 5. Moissanite stone fire color is warm light, diamond fire color is cold light;

 6. Most of the Moissanite is an electrical conductor, and the diamond is less of an electrical conductor.