Women's Sterling Silver Moissanite Tennis Bracelet 4-3/4Ct

Moissanite, the stone born from the stars, is more beautiful and far rarer than a diamond When French chemist, Henri Moissan discovered an incredibly rare mineral in a 50,000 year-old meteorite, little did he know the amazing chain of events that would follow. Along with winning a Nobel prize, he gave the world a stone that surpasses even the finest diamond in virtually every aspect. According to the GIA (Gemological Institute of America), moissanite outperforms all jewels in terms of its brilliance, fire, and luster. Brilliance comes from the flashes of white light exiting the top and sides of a gemstone. This light show is known as refraction. Moissanite has “double refraction”–– which means light goes down into the stone and comes out not once, but twice. No diamond can do this. The way the light dances inside Moissanite is something to behold. Beautiful, but also durable, moissanite ranks at 9.25 on the Mohs scale of hardness, which makes it the second hardest gemstone behind a dia