Moissanite

Ethics meets Sustainable Luxury

This lab grown gemstone is crafted with outstanding durability and price-smart profile. This is definitely the stand out from traditional gemstones like naturally mined diamonds.

Conflict-free and ethically sourced in a lab, for jewelers and consumers alike, moissanite offers a compelling alternative. Natural moissanite gemstone-quality is essentially nonexistent. This gem performs beautifully for everyday wear, delivers “wow” effects in brilliance and fire, and carries a story of cosmic origin, scientific discovery and modern ethical production.

Origins: A Rare Discovery

In nature, moissanite is among the rarest minerals on Earth. Yet in the vastness of space it’s far more common — found in meteorites, stardust and carbon-rich celestial environments.

In 1893, French chemist and future Nobel laureate Henri Moissan identified tiny, shimmering crystals embedded in rock from Arizona’s famous Meteor Crater. These crystals turned out to be silicon carbide (SiC) — approximately 50 % silicon and 50 % carbon.

Later, small natural inclusions of moissanite were discovered in diamond and kimberlite deposits during the mid-20th century. But the material remained too scarce and tiny for commercial jewellery use.

The “Revolution” in Jewellery

1980s–1990s: Scientists learned how to grow moissanite crystals in laboratories (since natural moissanite is extremely rare and nearly unusable in gemstone quantities). The expiration of early patents opened the door for increased production and innovation in moissanite gems around the world. What was once a rare curiosity became a fully-fledged gemstone choice — one defined by unrivalled sparkle, durability (measuring around 9.25–9.5 on the Mohs hardness scale compared with diamond’s 10) and a more accessible price per carat.

Fun Fact

Moissanite is sometimes described as a “gem from the stars”