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Amants
By Design
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| Moissanite created by Charles & Colvard
has unique physical properties that truly make it unlike any
jewel ever seen. |
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| It is generally accepted that the most
important characteristics of a jewel are its beauty,
durability and rarity. |
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The following pages provide fascinating
pictures of and information demonstrating the intense beauty,
durability, and rarity of this stunning new jewel. Read on to
learn why moissanite's superior brilliance, fire, and luster;
along with its incredible hardness make it unlike any jewel
ever seen.
Fire & Brilliance Durability Rarity Science
& Art
Quality & Warranty
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| The beauty of a
jewel is determined by its color, brilliance,
"fire" and luster. |
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The brilliance of
a jewel is created by cutting designs that use
the jewel's refractive index and is measured
by the amount of light that enters the jewel
and is reflected back to the viewer. See
the superior brilliance for yourself. |
| The dispersion of
a moissanite jewel combined with the cutting design
results in the "fire," or the
breaking of light rays into the spectrum of
colors and is measured by the amount of
colored flashes viewed when the jewel is moved
in various lighting conditions. See
the superior fire for yourself. |
| Luster is the
amount of light that is reflected back to the
observer from the surface of the jewel. |
| The durability of
a jewel is determined by its hardness, or
resistance to scratching, and its toughness,
or resistance to chipping or cleaving. The
jewel's hardness also determines the extent to
which brilliance and "fire" can be
highlighted by cutting with sharp, highly
polished facets. |
| Rarity is the
availability or perceived availability of a
jewel. |
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| These important characteristics are determined
by a jewel's physical properties. The table below compares the
physical properties of created moissanite and four of the most
popular natural jewels. |
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Comparison
Chart |
BEAUTY |
DURABILITY |
SPECIFIC
GRAVITY |
BRILLIANCE
Refractive Index |
FIRE
Dispersion |
LUSTER |
HARDNESS
Mohs |
TOUGHNESS |
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2.65-2.69 |
0.104 |
20.4% |
9.25 |
excellent |
3.21 |
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2.42 |
0.044 |
17.2% |
10 |
excellent
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3.52 |
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1.77 |
0.018 |
7.4% |
9 |
excellent
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4.00 |
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1.77 |
0.018 |
7.4% |
9 |
excellent
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4.00 |
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1.58 |
0.014 |
4.8% |
7.5 |
good to poor |
2.72 |
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except good in cleavage direction
** except twinned stones |
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