Like synthetic rutile, current moissanite production is also plagued by an as yet inescapable tint, which is usually a brownish green.
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"' Moissanite "'( ), is the name given to naturally occurring silicon carbide and to its various crystalline polymorphs.
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Knoxx deals in synthetic stones named Moissanite with much of the brilliance and attraction of diamonds, and it takes an expert to tell the difference.
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Last year, Landau stores were selling moissanite as a test product only at top-selling stores in New York, Florida and Los Angeles.
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Customers who like wearing three-carat stones almost always choose moissanite at Jin Diamonds in Los Angeles, according to Hyojin Ahn, a partner.
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Moissanite sales are " getting better and better, " says Ahn, who sold approximately 50 carats of moissanite a month before September.
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Moissanite sales are " getting better and better, " says Ahn, who sold approximately 50 carats of moissanite a month before September.
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Moissanite sales tripled from about $ 4 million in 1998 to about $ 12.2 million in 1999 and $ 12.7 million in 2000.
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The answer is moissanite, a synthetic gemstone made from lab-grown silicon carbide crystals that shine more than diamonds and cost one-tenth as much.
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Cree Inc . in North Carolina, developed a synthetic moissanite from silicon carbide crystals, which it had been supplying for use in semiconductors for 20 years.
