Moissanite jewelry
History of Moissanite jewelry:
Natural moissanite was discovered by the famous noble prizewinner Dr. Henri Moissan, while discovering natural silicon carbide in Arizona, and analyzing a part of the Diablo Canyon meteorite in the year 1893. Hence the mineral name for silicon carbide was named as Moissanite, in the honor of Dr. Moissan?s contribution in 1905. Moissanite has a beautiful brilliance, fire, luster and an incredible hardness. It possessor holds its presence close to that of diamond in many ways. However natural occurring moissanite is very rare and are found only in the microscopic crystals that are too small the amount to put in use for making jewelry. It was only recently that after continuous research by scientists who have enabled the production of moissanite crystals in a large amount for the sole purpose of making moissanite jewelry and semiconductor devices. Charles & Colvard are the sole agency in the world where the fine gem quality moissanite is created.
Importance of moissanite jewelry over any other gemstone: The Moissanite gem used in the moissanite jewelry has over twice the sparkle of a diamond. Recent survey conducted on this has reported that these days more women opt for moissanite. Due to its unique origin and excellent beauty it has been one of the fastest growing personal choice jewelry in the world. If properly cut moissanite jewelry has immense fire, brilliance and luster than that of any known gemstone or other man made material. moissanite jewelry is also available in a variety of choices, as they are available from colorless to very slightly tinted color of ones choice. They are also shaped in varieties of round, oval, pear shaped, octagonal, heart shape, triangle, trillion, and princess cut squares and in antique cut pieces. Moissanite jewelry is truly a class in itself, thus providing the wearer visual beauty and pride of ownership that needs no comparison with any other gemstones. Moissanite jewelry is unique by itself.
Creation of Moissanite gemstones for making moissanite jewelry: A single crystal of moissanite is created through a complex patented thermal rowing process. The process is time consuming, which prevents the mass production of this gemstone. However each moissanite jewel is produced within the specification range and high quality control standards. Later each gemstone is hand lifted and observed by a skill gemstone cutter, who is entrusted with the task of maximizing its brilliance and to enhance the moissanite jewelry?s exceptional shine.
Creation and marketing of moissanite jewelry by Charles &; Colvard: The Moissanite jewelry created by Charles &; Colvard is a unique item with more fire and brilliance than any other jewelry. This jewelry has rapidly become the icon of the smart, savvy, and fashionable in the United States. It is seen that many women these days desire to purchase and wear moissanite jewelry to celebrate their achievements and rewards, including their anniversaries and birthday functions. Everyone also likes this item as they deliver more luster than any other popular hard jewel. Moissanite jewelry is an amazing jewelry gift for the one you love and desire. Moissanite, which is silicon carbide, is a colorless jewelry with more dazzling sparkle and shine than any other popular gem including diamond. Ladies often love the big, bold shine of moissanite gem. Professional women usually reward themselves for their achievements, big or small, personal or professional, with the beautiful unique moissanite jewelry.
The Moissanite gem is graded 9.25 on the Mohs scale of hardness, standing next to diamond with reference to hardness. It is highly durable and tough. The gem is extremely resistant to abrasion and chipping and hence used extensively in jewelry making. Moissanite gemstone has a big, bold look with greater brilliance and sparkle than any other popular jewels. The jewelry is exceptionally resistant to scratches and abrasions. Because of all these features of the moissanite jewelry there is no need of special care for the maintenance of the jewelry set. However efficient care should be taken not to wear the moissanite rings and moissanite bracelets when doing rough work and gardening. It can be cleaned the same way as in the case of other jewelry product. It can also be cleaned in a jewelry ultrasonic cleaner or by using a jewelry cleaner, available in most of the leading shops.
The moissanite jewelry created by Charles &; Colvard is considered to be the rarest jewel on earth. This institute uses a unique combination of both art and science to turn out these rare jewel quality crystals into good quality moissanite jewelry. All the jewelry are ensured of the highest quality, and are evaluated to exacting standards by specially trained gemologists, quality control personnel along with automatic video imaging equipment for a fair deal to the customers. The moissanite jewelry is also given the certificate of authenticity and limited lifetime warranty card. Using their own unique combination of art and design Charles &; Colvard turn out these rare jewel quality crystals to stunning moissanite jewelry.
Through computer modeling the cutting specifications of the moissanite jewelry are designed to increase the brilliance in the material. The gem has also very good heat resistance properties that are superior compared to many other jewels. The moissanite jewelry can be cast in any place and they are less likely to experience heat damage during jewelry repair process. They can also survive the extreme temperatures found in typical house fires and other minor fire damages. This property can be examined using a simple test. Place a moissanite piece of jewelry and diamond jewelry in a high temperature oven. Later the temperature of the oven is increased and the flow of oxygen also is introduced simultaneously. As the temperature reaches 1100 degree Celsius inside the oven, the diamond jewelry catches fire and begins to vaporize. At this juncture the heat of the oven is turned off and the diamond jewelry will continue to burn. But the moissanite jewelry remains the same as brilliant as the time it was created.
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