{"id":3971,"date":"2018-05-30T04:33:26","date_gmt":"2018-05-30T04:33:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpbingosite.com\/wordpress\/mojuri\/?p=3971"},"modified":"2022-10-03T14:15:58","modified_gmt":"2022-10-03T11:15:58","slug":"moisanitas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mjjuvelyrika.lt\/en\/moisanitas\/","title":{"rendered":"Moisanitas"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3971\" class=\"elementor elementor-3971\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-637faca elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"637faca\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-235098e5\" data-id=\"235098e5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b3b7e0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b3b7e0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.12.2 - 23-04-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">The alternative to diamond these days is the king on the MOSO hardness scale - MOISANITE.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Moissanite is an incredibly rare and naturally occurring stone, one of the hardest gems after diamond. Because of its rarity, it is now made in laboratories rather than mined.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"> Moissanite is often used as an alternative to diamond in jewellery making, and many people cannot tell the difference between the two gemstones.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">The chemical properties of diamond and moissonite are very similar: on the Mohs scale, moissonite has a clarity and hardness of 9-9.5, while diamond is 10. It has a higher refractive index than diamond, so in some cases it even sparkles more than diamond.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:gallery {\"ids\":[28388],\"linkTo\":\"none\"} --><\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped\">\n<ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\">\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n<figure><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"990\" class=\"wp-image-28388\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mjjuvelyrika.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/deimantas-vs-moisanitas-1-1024x990.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"28388\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/www.mjjuvelyrika.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/deimantas-vs-moisanitas-1.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.mjjuvelyrika.lt\/kitchen-inspired-on-japanese\/deimantas-vs-moisanitas-1\/\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><!-- \/wp:gallery --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Where does moissanite come from?<\/span><\/strong><br \/><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Moissanite was first discovered in a meteor crater in Arizona in 1893, when chemist Henri Moissan<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #333333;\">unearth a rare mineral. Because it is naturally so rare, most moissanite stones are now<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #333333;\">man-made, manufactured in laboratories and perfected to be identical to natural stone<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #333333;\">form.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\">What is moissanite made of?<\/span><\/strong><br \/><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Natural moissanite stone is made of silicon carbide. In the 1990s, scientists<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #333333;\">has developed a new thermal growth process that creates silicon carbide in the same way as it would naturally occur. This<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #333333;\">a new process has speeded up the production time of moissanite stone. It would take hundreds of years for this to happen naturally<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #333333;\">and in small quantities. Silicon carbide crystals grown in laboratories, which is much faster.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">When comparing the properties of moissanite with other gemstones such as diamond, sapphire and ruby, they are<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #333333;\">similar in hardness, fire and brilliance. However, the main thing that makes moissanite stone stand out from<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #333333;\">others, is its position in the Brilliance Refractive Index, at around 2.65-2.69.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Chemical formula:<\/span><\/strong><br \/><span style=\"color: #333333;\">SiC Moh's hardness: 9.25<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Density: 3.2 - 3.22<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Refractive index: 2,65-2,69<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Variance: 0.104<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Gloss: from Adamantine to metal<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #333333;\">\u00a0Silicon carbide A covalent solid composed of carbon and silicon. It is very hard, its<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #333333;\">a value between 9.0 and 10 on the Mohs scale<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">The highly refractive nature of moissanite makes the stone surpass diamonds in brilliance and fire. It therefore<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #333333;\">produce flashes of rainbow light when exposed to direct sunlight. Often, this results in users<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #333333;\">polarising, many prefer the imperfect nature of diamond, but there is no doubt that moissanite is an excellent<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #333333;\">an alternative to diamonds for its brilliance and durability.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:gallery {\"ids\":[28386],\"linkTo\":\"none\"} --><\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped\">\n<ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\">\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n<figure><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"585\" class=\"wp-image-28386\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mjjuvelyrika.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/MOISANITAS-vs-deimantas-1-1024x585.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"28386\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/www.mjjuvelyrika.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/MOISANITAS-vs-deimantas-1.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.mjjuvelyrika.lt\/kitchen-inspired-on-japanese\/moisanitas-vs-deimantas-1\/\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><!-- \/wp:gallery --><!-- wp:more --><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/div> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mjjuvelyrika.lt\/en\/moisanitas\/#more-3971\" class=\"more-link elementor-more-link\"><span aria-label=\"Continue reading Moisanitas\">(more...)<\/span><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The alternative to diamond these days is the king on the MOSO hardness scale - MOISANITE. 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