Moissanite vs Lab Diamond vs Diamond
With technology increasing incredibly fast in the gemstone industry, it is understandable that the average consumer can get overwhelmed by the industry lexicon. Here you will find a brief description of three types of stones that are often misunderstood as they are very close to each other in either appearance or mineral composition.
MOISSANITE
Composed of silicon carbide.
Natural Moissanite is incredibly rare, so Moissanite available today is laboratory-created.
Moissanite often referred to as a diamond simulant, is engineered to give the illusion of similarity to diamonds, but is compositionally and visually quite different from a real diamond. The durability, brilliance, and color of the two gems are quite distinct.
As Moissanite are mostly lab created it is an eco-concious choice as compared to the illegal and inhuman mining practices often associated with natural Diamond mining.
Moissanites are a fairly budget friendly option to get you the big and shiny rock you have always dreamed of.
LAB DIAMOND
Lab grown diamonds are as real as diamonds mined from the earth. Lab grown diamonds are identical to earth mined diamonds in every way, except that they are grown in a laboratory. They have the same physical, and optical properties as mined diamonds and exhibit the same fire, scintillation, and sparkle. Chemically lab grown diamonds don't have nitrogen where it is present in natural diamonds.
If you are concerned with being eco-concious, lab diamonds are a perfect solution.
Lab grown diamonds offer exceptional value when compared with the same quality rare, earth mined diamonds.
Lab grown diamonds are mostly sold at 30%-50% less than natural diamonds.
DIAMOND
Natural Diamonds are often just reffered to as Diamond. Natural Diamonds are sourced from mines all over the world. In the past the diamond industry was known to be inhuman and often illegal with the miners working in poor conditions and getting next to nothing for the raw diamond. Recently increasingly stricter laws have been implemented in order to combat these injustices. We take strict measures to ensure we use diamonds that are responsibly sourced and graded.
A different type of brilliance is what makes it possible to distinguish a Moissanite from a diamond. Diamonds reflect light in three different ways. The combination of these three gives diamonds their famous sparkle.
The price of any specific diamond differs due to it's characteristics or otherwise known as the four C's. A good quality diamond can be very expensive. Jewellery holding good quality Diamonds undeniably stand out against all other gemstones.