Living Person
Moissanite
is
As of April 17, 2026
133 years old
approximately!
Date of Birth
(1893 ) is
Snake
Year
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Moon
approx. 1783.1 years old
Mercury
approx. 553.8 years old
Venus
approx. 216.8 years old
Mars
approx. 70.9 years old
Jupiter
approx. 11.2 years old
Saturn
approx. 4.5 years old
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| Moissanite | |
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| General | |
| Category | Mineral species |
| Formula | SiC |
| IMA symbol | Moi |
| Strunz classification | 1.DA.05 |
| Crystal system | 6H polytype, most common: hexagonal |
| Crystal class | 6H polytype: dihexagonal pyramidal (6mm) H-M symbol: (6mm) |
| Space group | 6H polytype: P63mc |
| Identification | |
| Color | Colorless, green, yellow |
| Crystal habit | Generally found as inclusions in other minerals |
| Cleavage | (0001) indistinct |
| Fracture | Conchoidal – fractures developed in brittle materials characterized by smoothly curving surfaces, e.g., quartz |
| Mohs scale hardness | ~9.5 |
| Luster | Adamantine to metallic |
| Streak | Greenish gray |
| Diaphaneity | Transparent |
| Specific gravity | 3.218–3.22 |
| Refractive index | nω = 2.654 nε = 2.967 |
| Birefringence | 0.313 (6H form) |
| Dispersion | 0.104 |
| Ultraviolet fluorescence | Orange-red |
| Melting point | 2730 °C (decomposes) |
| Solubility | None |
| Other characteristics | Not radioactive, diamagnetic |
| References | |
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