The Stone

More fire than a diamond.
Harder than sapphire.

And no one had to dig a hole in the earth to make it.

Moissanite was first discovered in 1893 by Henri Moissan in a meteor crater in Arizona. The natural stone is incredibly rare, but scientists learned to recreate it in laboratories, producing gems that are optically superior to diamonds in several measurable ways.

Today, every moissanite stone is lab-created. No mining. No conflict. No environmental destruction. Just pure science producing something beautiful.

9.25

Hardness

Mohs scale
(diamond is 10)

2.65

Brilliance

Refractive index
(diamond is 2.42)

0.104

Fire

Dispersion rate
(diamond is 0.044)

How it compares

Property

Moissanite

Diamond

CZ

Hardness (Mohs)

9.25

10

8.5

Brilliance (RI)

2.65

2.42

2.15

Fire (dispersion)

0.104

0.044

0.066

Tarnish resistant

Yes

Yes

No

Lab-created

Yes

Sometimes

Yes

Price (1ct equivalent)

~$400

~$5,000

~$20

Certified authenticity

Every moissanite piece from Auralie comes with an official certificate confirming VVS1 clarity and stone specifications. You know exactly what you're wearing.

See it for yourself

Put a moissanite next to a diamond. We're confident you'll choose the moissanite.

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