A Scientist, Dr. Moissan, discovered a meteorite in the Diablo Canyon in 1892. It was made up of a rare mineral with almost identical properties of a diamond. Charles & ColvardTM has lab created this jewel. It is extremely more affordable compared to the cost of fine diamonds.
Moissanite have very slight inclusions, not seen by the naked eye, and colors are slightly tinted to near colorless. Equivalent to a VVS1 H-I color of a Diamond.
Here is a chart to show you the differences.
| Refractive Index (Brilliance) | Dispersion (Fire) | Luster Index | Mohs Hardness | Toughness | Specific Gravity | |
| Created MoissaniteTM | 2.65-2.69 | 0.104 | 20.4% | 9.25 | Excellent | 3.21 |
| Diamond | 2.42 | 0.044 | 17.2% | 10 | Good* | 3.52 |