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About Moissanite

Moissanite is a naturally occurring and laboratory-grown mineral. Its occurrence in nature is extremely rare and has only been found in upper mantle rock and meteorites. Because of its rarity—moissanite is lab grown.

Durability
At a 10 on the Mohs scale, diamond is well-known as the hardest material. Moissanite 9.25, is the second-hardest.

Beauty
Visual appeal, Cut, Color and Clarity. Moissanite vs Natural Diamond the 3 C’s

Cut
Due to the refractive index of moissanite (2.69), the same cut applied to a diamond with a refractive index of (2.417), a moissanite stone would result in more rainbow sparkle (fire).
Also, moissanite displays more tiny sparkles at the tips of pear and oval cuts.

Color
Diamond is usually a bit warmer than moissanite, simply because moissanite are easier to manufacture in a whiter, cooler shade.
You can readily find moissanite in the same color ranges as white diamonds available in colors equivalent to “Near Colorless” G to I range and “Colorless” D through F ranges.

Clarity
Because moissanite are grown in laboratories, they do not have the large clarity imperfections that diamonds may contain.

Grown in laboratories moissanite will always be clear to the eye, while diamonds may contain visible imperfections known as “Inclusions” which are dark specs in diamonds.

Price
Some prefer natural diamonds due to tradition or prestige. Others prefer moissanite simply because they can get stunning visual beauty at a desirable price.