What is Moissanite diamond?
Moissanite is a lab-grown crystal made from silicon carbide. It's a form of Moissanite diamond that has been artificially manufactured to have high hardness, high dispersion and close colors to diamonds.
Moissanite was created in 1893 by Henri Moissan, a French chemist and physicist who was credited with several discoveries in electrochemistry and crystallography. In 1893 he discovered silicon carbide (SiC) which is now widely used in industrial applications including glass manufacture and as an abrasive material. He also discovered that it could be pyrolyzed into silicon dioxide (SiO2) which is the basis of sandpaper production. The name "moissanite" was coined after his discovery by Samuel W. Lee who named it after Moissan because they both shared the same birthday on November 3rd (Moissan's birth date).
