Moissanite is so sparkly!
Moissanite is so sparkly!
I have just finished faceting my first piece of #moissanite! This material is quite literally very hard (mohs 9.25, a diamond is mohs 10) so the #faceting took longer than "softer" #gemstones I've cut in the past. 7.98 mm, 2.84 cts, design is Mind Games by Arya Akhavan (modified for better light r...
I just tried cutting moissanite for the first time and goodness gracious, it took forever at the prepolish and polish steps, I assume because of the mohs hardness. After spending ungodly hours on that polish I will never again complain about polishing quartz.
I know, I know - FAT GIRDLE. It doesn't look so comically big on the dop, I swear my camera adds 0.1 mm!
7.98 mm, 2.84 cts, design is Mind Games by Arya Akhavan
Fantastic job!!!! Love it! (No comment about the girdle đđ)
Amazing! I've got a moissanite I've been keeping for a special occasion- how do you find it vs something like sapphire?
I've been wanting moissanite rough for a bit, and there's a vendor who specializes in synthetic stuff who stocked this particular rough piece. I don't want to test the boundaries of this sub's rules but if you want to know the vendor's name you can DM me.
As much as I profess to hate faceting it, I am low-key wanting more rough so I can cut more sparkly things đ foul seductress, why must thy rough be so ridiculously expensive per gram!
You can link to vendors... no issue... I just don't want to have active solicitation for selling stones, as that adds significant overhead for validating the seller. I've updated the sidebar to reflect this. đ
Also, please post the link to the vendor, as I'm looking for a good source for synthetics.
I definitely misread the name of this community when it clicked, but... Very shiny! Looks beautiful!