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HOK-DIA-TERM-243 · Simulants and composites
Moissanite
Silicon carbide commonly used as a diamond simulant. Its physical and optical properties differ from diamond and it can be identified with appropriate tests.
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Open official source ↗Consumer-facing distinction among diamond, laboratory-grown/synthetic diamond and simulants.
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