Iridescent Moissanite Specimen Silicon Carbide Crystal Cluster Mineral w ID card For Sale

Iridescent Moissanite Specimen Silicon Carbide Crystal Cluster Mineral w ID card
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Iridescent Moissanite Specimen Silicon Carbide Crystal Cluster Mineral w ID card:
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This listing is for a really fascinating moissanite specimen in a display jar,

including an info card providing information about moissanite.

This kit is great for avid mineral specimen collectors or beginners.

It would be a perfect gift set for getting someone interested in mineral collecting and science.

The 1 centimeter scale cube is for size comparison only. It is not included in the sale.

The photos are of several different specimens, but this listings is for one specimen with an info card.
The photos show multiple specimens to give a representation of the variety of shapes and colors in these specimens.


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Hi there. I am selling this really awesome iridescent Moissanite crystal cluster mineral specimen.

Sometimes it is called Silicon Caroffere by-product Crystals. It is TOTALLY GORGEOUS!

Once this is in the light and you move it, it sparkles with a rainbow of colors, and it amazing stuff!!!!

This is one of my favorites! This piece is literally perfect.

It is from Mexico. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to ask me.

Have fun offerding, thanks so much for visiting my sale and have a great day:>)

The following is a wikipedia entry about this mineral:


MoissaniteFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJump to navigationJump to Mineral speciesFormula(repeating unit) SiCStrunz classification 1.DA.05Crystal system 6H polytype, most common: hexagonalCrystal class 6H polytype: dihexagonal pyramidal (6mm)H-M symbol: (6mm)Space group 6H polytype: P63mcIdentificationColor Colorless, green, yellowCrystal habit Generally found as inclusions in other mineralsCleavage (0001) indistinctFracture Conchoidal – fractures developed in brittle materials characterized by smoothly curving surfaces, e.g., quartzMohs scale hardness 9.5Luster Adamantine to metallicStreak greenish grayDiaphaneity transparentSpecific gravity 3.218–3.22Refractive index nω=2.654 nε=2.967, Birefringence 0.313 (6H form)Ultraviolet fluorescence orange-redMelting point 2730 °C (decomposes)Solubility noneOther characteristics Not radioactive, non-magneticReferences [1][2][3]Moissanite (/ˈmɔɪsənaɪt/)[4] is naturally occurring silicon caroffere and its various crystalline polymorphs. It has the chemical formula SiC and is a rare mineral, discovered by the French chemist Henri Moissan in 1893. Silicon caroffere is useful for commercial and industrial applications due to its hardness, optical properties and thermal conductivity. Efforts to synthesize silicon caroffere in a laboratory began in the early 1900s.[citation needed]Contents1 Background2 Geological occurrence3 Meteorites4 Sources5 Physical properties6 Applications7 See also8 References9 Further readingBackgroundMineral moissanite was discovered by Henri Moissan while examining rock samples from a meteor crater located in Canyon Diablo, Arizona, in 1893. At first, he mistakenly identified the crystals as diamonds, but in 1904 he identified the crystals as silicon caroffere.[5][6] Artificial silicon caroffere had been synthesized in the lab by Edward G. Acheson just two years before Moissan\'s discovery.[7]
The mineral form of silicon caroffere was named moissanite in honor of Moissan later on in his life. The discovery in the Canyon Diablo meteorite and other places was challenged for a long time as carborundum contamination from man-made abrasive tools.[8]
Geological occurrenceUntil the 1950s no other source, apart from meteorites, had been encountered. Later moissanite was found as inclusions in kimberlite from a diamond mine in Yakutia in 1959, and in the Green River Formation in Wyoming in 1958.[9] The existence of moissanite in nature was questioned even in 1986 by Charles Milton, an American geologist.[10]
Moissanite, in its natural form, is very rare. It has been discovered only in a small variety of places from upper mantle rock to meteorites. Discoveries have shown that moissanite occurs naturally as inclusions in diamonds, xenoliths, and ultramafic rocks such as kimberlite and lamproite.[8] They have also been identified in carbonaceous chondrite meteorites as presolar grains.[11]
MeteoritesAnalysis of silicon caroffere grains found in the Murchison meteorite has revealed anomalous isotopic ratios of carbon and silicon, indicating an origin from outside the solar system.[12] 99% of these silicon caroffere grains originate around carbon-rich asymptotic giant branch stars. Silicon caroffere is commonly found around these stars, as deduced from their infrared spectra.[citation needed]
SourcesAll applications of silicon caroffere today use synthetic material, as the natural material is very scarce.
Silicon caroffere was first synthesized by Jöns Jacob Berzelius, who is best known for his discovery of silicon.[13] Years later, Edward Goodrich Acheson produced viable minerals that could substitute for diamond as an abrasive and cutting material. This was possible, as moissanite is one of the hardest substances known, with a hardness below that of diamond and comparable with those of cubic boron nitride and boron.
Pure synthetic moissanite can be made from thermal decomposition of the preceramic polymer poly(methylsilyne), requiring no binding matrix, e.g., cobalt metal powder.
Physical propertiesMain article: Silicon caroffereThe crystalline structure is held together with strong covalent bonding similar to diamonds,[5] that allows moissanite to withstand high pressures up to 52.1 gigapascals.[5][14] Colors vary widely and are graded from D to K range on the diamond color grading scale.[15]
ApplicationsMain article: Silicon caroffere § Uses
A moissanite engagement ringMoissanite was introduced to the jewelry market in 1998 after Charles & Colvard, formerly known as C3 Inc., received patents to create and market lab-grown silicon caroffere gemstones, becoming the first firm to do so. Charles & Colvard currently makes and distributes moissanite jewelry and loose gems under the trademarks Forever One, Forever Brilliant and Forever Classic.[16] Other manufacturers market silicon caroffere gemstones under trademarked names such as Amora and Berzelian. Moissanite is regarded as a diamond alternative, with some optical properties exceeding those of diamond. Its lower price and less exploitative mining practices necessary to obtain it make it a popular alternative to diamonds. Due in part to the similar thermal conductivity of moissanite and diamond, it is a popular target for scams; however, higher electrical conductivity and birefringence of moissanite may alert a buyer to fraud. In addition, thermochromism is exhibited in moissanite, such that heating it gradually will cause it to change color starting at around 65 °C (150 °F). This color change can be diagnostic for distinguishing diamond from moissanite, although birefringence and electrical conductivity differential are more practical diagnostic differentiators.[17] On the Mohs scale of mineral hardness it is a 9.5, with a diamond being a 10.[3] In many developed countries, the use of moissanite in jewelry was controlled by the patents held by Charles & Colvard; these patents expired in August 2015 for the United States, and in 2016 in most other countries except Mexico, where it remained under patent until 2018.[18][19][20]
Because of its hardness, it can be used in high-pressure experiments, as a replacement for diamond (see diamond anvil cell).[5] Since large diamonds are usually too expensive to be used as anvils, synthetic moissanite is more often used in large-volume experiments. Synthetic moissanite is also interesting for electronic and thermal applications because its thermal conductivity is similar to that of diamonds.[14] High power silicon caroffere electronic devices are expected to find use in the design of protection circuits used for motors, actuators, and energy storage or pulse power systems.[21] It also exhibits thermoluminescence,[22] making it useful in radiation dosimetry.[23]
See alsoGlossary of meteoriticsEngagement ringFair tradeCharles & ColvardDiamondCubic zirconia


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