How is Moissanite made?

Answer 1

Moissanite is a brilliant gemstone which was discovered by Henri Moissan, a French scientist and Nobel Prize winner. He discovered minute quantities of a new mineral in an ancient meteorite in Arizona. It is a hard, durable and beautiful gemstone with shimmering brilliance, fire and luster. Moissanite is a combination of carbon and silicon, chemical name silicon carbide. It is made in a lab with a combination of pressure and heat. Single-crystal moissanite is manufactured through a patented thermal growing process, the specifics of which are proprietary.

Answer 2

Moissanite was discovered in the 1800’s in a meteor crater and is a very rare mineral. Moissanite, as you know it today is lab grown and costs a quarter of the cost of a diamond. A diamond’s price is based on cut, clarity, and other characteristics whereas a moissanite is usually the same price and varies only with size and whether it is enhanced or non-enhanced.

Answer 3

Moissanite is made through a process called the high-pressure high-temperature (HPHT) method or the chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method. In the HPHT method, carbon and silicon are combined under extreme heat and pressure, while the CVD method involves vaporizing carbon and silicon atoms on a substrate to create the crystal structure of moissanite.