What is Moissanite?
Guides, stories, and answers about lab-grown diamonds, moissanite, and fine jewellery β written by our atelier.
What Actually Harms a Moissanite Ring
Silicon carbide is inert, so chlorine and cosmetics do nothing to it. What those things actually affect, and the two risks that...
Diamond Alternatives at Three Carats and Above
At three carats and up the saving is largest and the difference most visible. How the two price curves diverge, how to...
Why Cubic Zirconia Goes Cloudy
Cubic zirconia does not cloud. Quartz in ordinary household dust abrades its surface until facet edges round and light scatters. The mechanism,...
Does Moissanite Scratch?
Mohs 9.25 against dust at Mohs 7 means everyday wear cannot mark it. Why CZ clouds and moissanite doesn't, and the three...
Turning Down the Fire in a Large Moissanite
Moissanite fire scales with stone size, so a large stone is louder than a small one. Six levers that control how much...
The 4 Carat Moissanite Ring: What Actually Changes
Four carats is where moissanite stops being a quiet substitute. Real millimetres by shape, why a large moissanite is a less convincing...
Moissanite Colour Grades Explained
D-E-F and G-H-I are borrowed from a diamond scale and assigned by sellers, not labs. When the higher band is worth paying...
Oval Moissanite or Oval Lab Grown Diamond?
On an oval this comparison is decided by size. Dispersion, density and diamond equivalent weight explained, plus where each material genuinely wins.
Can a Jeweller Tell Moissanite From Diamond by Eye?
By eye it depends on size; with a loupe it takes five seconds. How the doubling test works, why thermal testers fail,...
Does Moissanite Turn Your Finger Green?
Moissanite is chemically inert and cannot mark skin. The green comes from copper in the metal alloy β which metals do it,...
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