_________ is a mineral "from the stars." It was first discovered in fragments of the meteorite at Diablo Canyon or Meteor Crater in Arizona. It was named in honor of its discover Nobel Prize winner, Dr. Ferdinand Henri Moissan. Synthetic _________ is also known as silicon carbide after its chemistry and by the trade name, carborundum. In the meteoritic material, ________ is associated with tiny diamonds. Ironically ________ is the trade name being used for new synthetic SiC gemstones.
_________grown in laboratories is now being cut as gemstones and they are used as diamond simulants. ________ brings to the jeweler's table a similar index of refraction and better than twice the fire of diamond, but is only slightly less expensive due to the difficulty in growing the crystals. _________ is causing quite a stir in the jewelry markets.
Information on this stone was gathered from several sources,including but not limited to the Gemological Institute of America and http://www.gemstone.org
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