Moissanite Diamond Review| How does a Moissanite compare to a Diamond.

Even though Diamond prices have fallen recently as a result of offline and online jewelry stores aggressively marking down their prices, the current economic scenario has forced a lot of us to look for cheaper alternatives and Moissanite has emerged as a very viable option.

Moissanite

The moissanite that you buy in a jewelry store is a synthetic moissanite. Natural moissanite is extremely rare and the quantity obtained makes it impractical for jewelry purposes. Synthetic Moissanite is a very durable compared to other synthetic gemstones.

The physical properties of diamond and moissanite are compared below:-

The above mentioned table tells us that diamond is the hardest stone known to man but a moissanite is also very hard and unlike other synthetic gemstones will last you a lifetime. The brilliance and luster of a moissanite is higher than that of a diamond and a moissanite is 13% lighter than a diamond.

A moissanite will have a color range of I-J-K on the diamond color grading scale and can have a slight yellow or green tint visible to the naked eye. It has a clarity range of VS1-VS2. A moissanite can withstand very high temperature and pressure which increases its durability as a gemstone.

When it comes to emotional value, a diamond far outscores a moissanite, but that maybe down to the way we are conditioned to perceive diamond as a very high value commodity, which it is.

The final comparison is that of the price, a moissanite generally costs about 1/10th of the price of a diamond of equivalent quality.

Whether you buy a diamond or a moissanite, I hope that the above mentioned information will help you make an informed decision.

You can check this chart for size comparison of a moissanite to a diamond.

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