Saturday, September 29, 2007
MOISSANITE SIZE
| Diamond equivalent | Size | Gemstone Weight |
| ½ carat | 05.00 mm | 3/8 carat |
| 1.0 carat | 06.50 mm | 0.870 carat |
| 1½ carat | 07.50 mm | 1 1/3 carat |
| 1 9/10 carat | 08.00 mm | 1½ carat |
| 2 1/5 carat | 08.50 mm | 2 carat |
| 2 ¾ carat | 09.00 mm | 2 1/3 carat |
| 3 1/10 carat | 09.50 mm | 2 ¾ carat |
| 3 ½ carat | 10.00 mm | 3 ¼ carat |
| 4 1/10 carat | 10.50 mm | 3 ¾ carat |
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MOISSANITE AND 4 NATURAL JEWELS
BEAUTY:
| STONE | 1. Brilliance (relative index) | 2. Fire (Dispersion) | 3. Luster |
| Moissanite | 2.65 – 2.69 | 0.104 | 20.4% |
| Diamond | 2.42 | 0.044 | 17.2% |
| Ruby | 1.77 | 0.018 | 7.4% |
| Sapphire | 1.77 | 0.018 | 7.4% |
| Emerald | 1.58 | 0.014 | 4.8% |
DURABILITY:
| STONE | 1. Hardness (Mohs) | 2. Toughness |
| Moissanite | 9.25 | Excellent |
| Diamond | 10 | Excellent* |
| Ruby | 9 | Excellent** |
| Sapphire | 9 | Excellent** |
| Emerald | 7.5 | Good to poor |
*except good in cleavege direction
**except twinned stones
SPECIFIC GRAVITY:
| STONE | SPECIFIC GRAVITY |
| Moissanite | 3.21 |
| Diamond | 3.52 |
| Ruby | 4.00 |
| Sapphire | 4.00 |
| Emerald | 2.72 |
UNIQUE PROPERTIES - MOISSANITE
Moissanite created by Charles & Colvard has unique physical properties that truly make it unlike any jewel ever seen.
It is generally accepted that the most important characteristics of a jewel are its beauty, durability and rarity.
Beauty:
The beauty of a jewel is determined by its color, brilliance, "fire" and luster.
1. Brilliance,
The brilliance of a jewel is created by cutting designs that use the jewel's refractive index and is measured by the amount of light that enters the jewel and is reflected back to the viewer.
2. Fire,
The dispersion of a jewel combined with the cutting design results in the "fire," or the breaking of light rays into the spectrum of colors and is measured by the amount of colored flashes viewed when the jewel is moved in various lighting conditions.
3. Luster,
Luster is the amount of light that is reflected back to the observer from the surface of the jewel.
Durabilty
The durability of a jewel is determined by its hardness, or resistance to scratching, and its toughness, or resistance to chipping or cleaving. The jewel's hardness also determines the extent to which brilliance and "fire" can be highlighted by cutting with sharp, highly polished facets.
Rarity:
Rarity is the availability or perceived availability of a jewel.
NOW MOISSANITE AVAILABLE ON EARTH
Using an uncommon combination of art and science, moissanite created by Charles & Colvard was introduced in the summer of 1998. Achieving, self-confident women in over 60 countries now wear this brilliant new jewel.
Discover more about what makes this stunning new jewel so enchanting, to those who wear it, in the section: Jewel Properties.
Discover more about the top women achievers wearing it, the top fashion and jewelry designers creating with it, the stunning jewelry embracing it, and where you can capture a piece of this fire for yourself in the section:
Now Available On Earth.
Welcome to a world made brighter by moissanite, now available on earth.
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