Moissanite 2 stud earrings / new- 1.6 g - (2)

2 Moissanite stud earrings / new

Set in 925 sterling silver

1.60 g / 8 ct

6.0 mm x 6.0 mm x 16.1 mm

new and unworn

Moissanite, chemically known as carborundum or silicon carbide, is a rarely occurring 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 its pure state the mineral is colorless, but trace amounts of other elements such as nitrogen, boron, or aluminum impart a wide color range from green (nitrogen) through blue to black (aluminum, boron).

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

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