Diamond vs moissanite · lesson 4

Fire: the main optical difference

Lesson quiz · five questions, in a new order every time

Five questions on lesson 4 of Diamond vs moissanite. The questions and the answers to pick from come in a new order every time you start.

Pick an answer, and the question marks itself. For a question that you answer in your own words, think of your answer first. Then show our answer and say whether you had it. Nothing is saved or sent.

  1. Question 1: Where does fire come from?

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    b: Dispersion fans white light into its colors.

  2. Question 2: Why does the T73 score the same scintillation in diamond and in moissanite?

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    b: Same cut, same pattern of facets, same sparkle.

  3. Question 3: A friend says their stone "can't be moissanite, it barely shows any color". When could both be true?

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    b: Fire needs small, bright light sources. Soft light washes it out.

  4. Question 4: On the Wheel, which cut gains the most fire when you move it from diamond to moissanite?

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    DG-M5: 67 in diamond, 100 in moissanite.

  5. Question 5: Diamond's fieriest cuts in our scores are fancy shapes such as the Oval. What do they give up?

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    Brilliance: the Oval scores 92 for fire but 47 for brilliance in diamond.

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