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2. Moissanite - Wikipedia

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   Moissanite (/ ˈ m ɔɪ s ə ˌ n aɪ t /) [5] is naturally occurring silicon carbide and its various crystalline polymorphs. It has the chemical formula SiC and is a rare mineral , discovered by the French chemist Henri Moissan in 1893.

3. Silicon carbide - Wikipedia

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   Silicon carbide (SiC), also known as carborundum (/ ˌ k ɑːr b ə ˈ r ʌ n d əm /), is a hard chemical compound containing silicon and carbon. A wide bandgap semiconductor , it occurs in nature as the extremely rare mineral moissanite , but has been mass-produced as a powder and crystal since 1893 for use as an abrasive .

4. Diamond simulant - Wikipedia

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   Moissanite is superior to cubic zirconia in two ways: its hardness (8.5–9.25) and low SG (3.2). The former property results in facets that are sometimes as crisp as a diamond's, while the latter property makes simulated moissanite somewhat harder to spot when unset (although still disparate enough to detect).

5. Hardnesses of the elements (data page) - Wikipedia

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6. Mohs scale - Wikipedia

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   Mohs hardness kit, containing one specimen of each mineral on the ten-point hardness scale. The Mohs scale (/ m oʊ z / MOHZ) of mineral hardness is a qualitative ordinal scale, from 1 to 10, characterizing scratch resistance of minerals through the ability of harder material to scratch softer material.

7. 11 Engagement Ring Trends for 2024 That Will Make You Say ‘I Do’

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   Jean Dousset. Both Neal and Dousset have observed that bigger stones—specifically, diamonds—are trending. Dousset noted sizes as large as three or four carats, saying that the popularity of ...