[meteorite-list] Moissanite

[Pekka Savolainen]

Today nearly all moissanites (silicon-carbide) on the market are man made,
and older  diamond-testers can´t find the difference between diamond and
moissanite  (had to buy another tester, and it wasn´t cheap). So I´m not a
very big fan of moissanite ;-)

Natural moissanite is very rare, and it´s also very difficult to find 
out, if stone
is synthetich or natural. Usually they are syntetichs, think natural 
moissenite
it priced higher than diamond.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon_carbide

best,

pekka s


Pete Pete kirjoitti:
>  
> Dear List,
>  
> I'm curious if any have been faithful to our meteorite passion and made a jewellery purchase with moissanite?
>  
>  
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moissanite
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moissanite
>  
> I've had a look at these gems, and they are quite spectacular!
> Also, for the discerning shopper, cheaper than diamonds.
>  
> Cheers,
> Pete
>  
>
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Pekka Savolainen

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