Moissanite 2 earrings / new- 1.64 g - (2)

2 Moissanite Stud Earrings / new

Set in 925 sterling silver

1.64 g / 8.2 ct

6.1 mm x 6.1 mm x 16.2 mm

new and unworn

Moissanite, chemically also known as carborundum or silicon carbide, is a rare mineral from the mineral class of elements. It crystallizes in the hexagonal crystal system with the chemical composition SiC and forms flat, rounded, hexagonal crystals up to five millimeters in size. In pure form the mineral is colorless, but due to traces of other elements such as nitrogen, boron, or aluminum, it exhibits a wide color range from green (nitrogen) through blue to black (aluminum, boron).

Moissanite was first discovered in 1904 by Henri Moissan in a mineral sample from the Canyon-Diablo meteorite, found near the Barringer Crater. Its composition was first studied by François Ernest Mallard in 1892 and Georges Friedel in 1893; they recognized that it contained a particularly hard material that was inert to hydrochloric acid, and initially considered it to be diamond. In 1904 Moissan was able to examine a larger amount of the meteorite and, noticing the typical hexagonal crystals, recognized that the meteorite contained silicon carbide. The new mineral was named after its discoverer, Moissanite.

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