Moissanite has a high refractive index and is hence much more brilliant as well as iridescent as compared to a diamond.
Moissanite compared to diamond.
The mohs scale is used to measure a gemstone s hardness or in other words its durability.
This range works best with yellow gold or rose gold settings and vintage styles.
Moissanite reflects light very well and is actually more brilliant than a diamond.
Moissanite is second to diamond in terms of hardness another benefit of moissanite is that it comes in second only to diamonds on the hardness scale surpassing other gemstones including ruby sapphire and emeralds.
Custom cut moissanite photo by irish is irish.
Classic moissanite has a yellowish or brownish color often compared to j through m color diamond.
The scale ranges from 1 as the softest to 10 as the hardest.
So in addition to your moissanite giving off more white sparkle it will actually reflect more colored sparkle fire too.
Even with a fantastic custom old mine cut this classic moissanite shows a lot of color.
On the mohs scale of hardness a moissanite measures in at 9 25 while a diamond has a score of 10 the maximum on the scale.
In addition moissanite has a higher dispersion than a diamond too.