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More than 50,000 years ago, a shimmering mineral of uncommon brilliance came to earth in a meteorite. In 1893, Dr. Ferdinand Frederick Henri Moissan—an eminent French scientist who would later win the Nobel Prize for chemistry—was examining geological samples brought to him from the meteor crater located in Canyon Diablo, Arizona when he observed brilliant sparkling crystals. |
| Dr. Moissan's research showed these sparkling crystals were not "diamonds from space," but rather a new mineral—silicon carbide (chemical composition: SiC). Named moissanite in his honor, this stunning jewel is extremely rare in nature. So rare, in fact, that the dream of using it in jewelry was an impossibility until a way was discovered to create these incredible crystals in a laboratory. And now, Charles & Colvard—exclusively—brings you the miracle of moissanite jewels. | |
