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How does moissanite compare to diamond?

• Very similar hardness (9.25+ vs 10), but lower value makes moissanite a bit less brittle, less prone to chipping and more durable overall
• Higher refractive index (2.65–2.69 vs 2.42), which gives moissanite more brilliance and sparkle compared to diamonds
• Lower Abbe number. It means that moissanite tends to disperse light into colors more than diamond, giving moissanite more fiery or rainbow colors
• Usually lab-produced, so much more ethical in general, and much higher clarity on average
• It’s waaay cheaper

So for anyone going for a diamond ring, I suggest trying moissanite instead. The only thing that diamond has going for it in this comparison is just decades-long PR. It’s not even a fun gem chemistry-wise, it’s just carbon. Moissanite, on the other hand, is SiC :)

And I assure you, it definitely fits the community

Follow this link. It leads to a random page on Atlas Obscura — a website dedicated to collecting unusual places around the world. Tell us what you landed on and share a few thoughts about that subject. You can reroll a few times since not all the results might fit the theme of the community.

Also, I’m thinking this might make a fun weekly tradition to have an interesting discussion. What do you think about that?

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Links galore (hopefully at least one works):

!jewelrydesign | !jewelrydesign

!jewelrydesign | [email protected]

Full web link

/c/JewelryDesign

@JewelryDesign

Local lemmy.world link

Or just paste this into search: [email protected]

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This pack includes icons for these countries: List of all countries included in this pack: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Sweden + an EU flag.

All icons are rendered on transparent background. Don’t trim or change the aspect ratio of the image — the icons are carefully placed to avoid both cutout zones (small icon circle/banner rectangle). I’ve also changed the lighting setup a bit so that the icons should work well on both white and black backgrounds.

Download links (there turned out to be a few flag rotation mistakes, wait for an update):
Glassy icons pack (updated first going forward)
Metallic icons pack (going to be updated less due to lower demand)