Moissanite – The New Jewel on the Block

This is a collaborative post. There is that “one” kid that moves into a neighbourhood and has everyone talking in no time, including those that have being around for a long time. In this case, moissanite is rocking the jewel industry, displacing other gemstones and even contending with diamonds. However, none of this would have happened without the help of Henri Moissan, a notable French geologist and one-time Nobel Prize winner. He stumbled on the material in its naturally-occurring state when examining some rock samples in a meteor crater in Arizona. Based on the mysterious circumstances surrounding moissanite’s discovery, many …