Moisanite Jewelry - Jewelry Born From A Star But Grown In The Lab

If you are offered jewelry just like diamond jewelry at a much cheaper price you may well react "Nothing can be better - provided my existing diamond jewelry doesn't lose its value." Well, moisanite jewelry is virtually indistinguishable from diamond jewelry and costs much less. Moreover, moisanite jewelry will not lead to a drop in the value of your diamond jewelry, either!

Moisanite is a great alternative to diamonds. It will never fade, change or scratch. Moisanite has flaws just like a diamond and has even more brilliance, fire and luster than diamond. Though some gemologists argue that the current synthetic versions are not true moisanite, even jewelers may find distinguishing between moisanite and diamond difficult.

Moisanite is best set in white gold and platinum, because loose moisanite set in ordinary gold reflects the color of the setting and does not look quite as brilliant. Moisanite dealers emphasize the hardness, toughness, brilliance and sparkle, fire, luster and clarity of moisanite and usually offer lifetime guarantees.

Julie's Jewels, a moisanite store at New York offers moisanite jewelry in a hard-to-match range. These moisanite dealers have earrings and ear studs with moisanite solitaire stones weighing up to 3 carats and an incomparable array of necklaces and pendants.

What is moisanite?

Loose moisanite, a natural silicon carbide was first found by the French Nobel Prize winner Dr. Henri Moissan in 1893 in a meteorite. Because naturally available loose moisanite is too small for use in jewelry, a company called Charles and Colvard developed exclusive artificial techniques for growing moisanite crystals in the laboratory.

Moisanite crystals contain slight color tints of light, medium and dark green and gray, teal or yellow. While the size of the rough may place a limit on how a diamond is cut, all moisanite is cut in the exact manner that brings about the best sparkle.

Moisanite has a brilliance (light reflection) value of 2.65, better than the 2.42 of diamond and a light dispersal value of 0.104 - over two and a half times that of diamond at 0.044. Its hardness on Mohs scale is 9.25 compared to 10 of diamond. Moisanite can readily cut glass and it is often mistaken for a diamond.

If you are looking for the right place to buy moisanite jewelry, you can do no better than try a moisanite store at New York.