Top 10 Gemstones Used As a Diamond Alternative
What gemstones look like diamonds and are hard enough?The Top Ten
1 Moissanite
Moissanite's hardness of 9.5/10 is closest to diamond's hardness of 10/10. Besides, moissanite looks quite similar to real diamond. Also, moissanite might outshine diamond because moissanite is more brilliant than diamond and sparkles in more colors when light enters it.
2 White Sapphire
3 Silver Topaz / White Topaz
It is a colorless variety of the mineral topaz.
4 Cubic Zirconia
5 White Zircon
6 Goshenite
Goshenite was often used as a diamond alternative before the introduction of synthetic diamonds
7 White Spinel
8 Colorless Tourmaline (Achroite, Achroite Tourmaline)
9 White Quartz
10 Garnet
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