moissanite guide

what is moissanite?

With over twice the sparkle of a diamond and at a fraction of the price, Moissanite is one of the fastest growing choices for jewels today. Its unique origins, combined with modern science, give Moissanite rarity and unmatched beauty.

Named after discoverer and Nobel prize-winning chemist Dr. Henri Moissan,
the gem was found to be a remnant from a meteorite that crashed into the
earth thousands of years ago. Later, he concluded that this material was a
single-crystal mineral, silicon carbide. The uncommon properties of large
natural Moissanite crystals prohibit their use in jewelry making. They are
mined in limited quantities or found to be in small particles. Yet through
the advanced technology at Charles & Colvard, Ltd., the worldwide
distributor and marketer of Moissanite, the gems are manufactured
through a thermal-growing process.