The difference between moissanite and diamond, you won't be able to tell the difference when you buy

Recently, one of my brothers is getting married. Apart from being happy, many things annoy you a bit. For example, buying a ring is one of them. He wants to buy his gold because gold retains its value and buying more or less is considered an investment. Although the price of gold fluctuates, it is unlikely to fall too much. However, guys and girls think differently. His fiancée wants to buy a diamond ring, upscale and luxurious. These advertising words feel deep in the heart.

Well, as we all know, diamond rings are more expensive, so the situation becomes that you want to buy a diamond ring, but for the same price you might as well buy a gold ring. The question of whether to buy a diamond ring or a gold ring kept dragging on. So my brother and I talked to see what he could do.

About diamonds, he was right. Diamonds aren't worth anything. Because diamonds are not actually rare, mankind discovered the world's largest diamond mine in South Africa a hundred years ago. in 2012, Russia even announced a giant diamond mine that was discovered in the 1970s. The diamond reserves in it could last for 3,000 years of human use. Moreover, diamonds themselves are just simple crystals of the element carbon, and with the development of technology, man-made diamonds are becoming more and more sophisticated, and people can easily synthesize diamonds of no less quality than natural diamonds. Without instrumental markings, it is impossible to tell the difference.

So what is the reason for the high price of diamonds? Commercial packaging under capital. Back when the giant diamond mines were discovered in South Africa, a company called De Beers had a monopoly on the diamond industry and controlled the price and production of diamonds. But news always leaks, and people sometimes wake up. To deal with it, Deirs packaged diamonds commercially. The slogan "Diamonds are forever, one for all time" was introduced to make diamonds a symbol of love.

It has to be said that the commercial packaging of diamonds was the most successful in the world. To this day, the price of diamonds remains high, and even now people associate diamonds with love from a young age, as reflected in various news, TV series, and graphic novels. It's safe to say that it has permeated our lives. Otherwise my brother and his fiancée wouldn't be in such trouble.

I did recommend moissanite to him though, as it is very similar to diamonds and cheaper and might solve their problem. They both learned about moissanite and decided to buy it.

So what exactly is moissanite? Moissanite is a type of carbon silica, which was first discovered in 1904 by Dr Henry Moissan in a meteorite crater in Arizona, where the meteorite fell 50,000 years ago. But natural moissanite seems to be rare, and only found in craters. So all the moissanite we see today is synthetic. True moissanite is not transparent and colorless, but dark green or black. One of the top moissanites is called the Phantom Star Diamond, which needs to be D color, FL/IF clarity grade, and has a Belgian cut.

Although moissanite and diamonds resemble each other, there are differences. However, their differences are almost impossible to distinguish with the naked eye and we can only identify them with professional instruments.

Let's compare moissanite and diamond from various data. Let's start with a statistic that makes diamonds better than moissanite, Mohs hardness. We know that diamonds are the hardest substance, with a Mohs hardness of 10, whereas moissanite has a Mohs hardness of only 9.25. But this hardness is still higher than most materials, so it is not very scientific to distinguish between the two stones by testing their hardness.

The only thing that distinguishes the two substances to the naked eye is the color of the fire (the colored light reflected from within the stone). Moissanite is 2.5 times stronger than diamond. It also has a better dispersion value and refractive index than moissanite. Dispersion value: moissanite 0.104, diamond 0.044. Refractive index: moissanite 2.65, diamond 2.417. moissanite is therefore more brilliant than diamond. In addition, moissanite is more lustrous than diamonds. If you are more sensitive to this, then you can tell the difference between the two with the naked eye.

Technically, the polished lines on the moissanite girdle are parallel to each other, as moissanite can be polished in the same direction. In addition, the cut edges are relatively rounded and blunt. But diamonds need to be polished from different angles, so the polished lines will not be parallel. Diamonds have sharp edges.

Moissanite is lighter than a diamond, in terms of specific gravity. Moissanite is 3.22 and diamonds are 3.52. The two can be easily distinguished by the specific gravity of 3.32 of iodomethane, a specific gravity liquid.

One amazing thing about moissanite is that most moissanite conduct electricity, while most diamonds do not. Therefore, it is possible to monitor the conductivity of the two to differentiate them.

It is these points that are most important and are difficult to distinguish with the naked eye. To truly identify them, a professional appraisal agency is required to do so.

As you can see from their differences, moissanite is no worse than diamond, or even better than diamond. This is because moissanite is cheaper and reflects a more brilliant color.

But in fact, it also gives unscrupulous people the opportunity to take advantage of moissanite to obtain diamonds, to exchange low-priced goods for high prices, and to take advantage of moissanite's high fire color to deceive consumers. So I hope you'll keep your eyes peeled when you buy, and try to buy diamonds from big branded shops, not for small bargains. Diamonds are sold at such a high price although it is a scam, at least it costs money and you have to buy it!)

I think this is the main point summary :

1. diamonds are not worth much because they are not rare. The commercial packaging of capital keeps the diamonds high-priced. Love-themed framing has taken hold.

Moissanite is a type of carbon silica and was first discovered by a doctor in 1904 in a crater in Arizona where a meteorite fell 50,000 years ago. But natural moissanite seems to be rare, and only found in craters. So all the moissanite we see now is synthetic.

3. There is top-quality moissanite called the Phantom Star Diamond, which needs to be D colour, FL/IF clarity grade, and has a Belgian cut.

4. Diamonds are harder than moissanite, moissanite is lighter and more colorful than diamonds. Most moissanites can conduct electricity, diamonds cannot. Moissanite has parallel polished lines and rounded edges, whereas diamonds have non-parallel polished lines and sharp edges.

5. Moissanite is so similar to diamonds that it is almost indistinguishable to the naked eye, so some unscrupulous people use it to deceive consumers. If you want to buy one, make sure you buy it from a big brand shop to avoid being cheated.