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> When I took the moissanite to a jewelry store to get it mounted, the "fake" diamond detector actually said the moissanite was a diamond! I was actually very s
by xur17 6y ago
> When I took the moissanite to a jewelry store to get it mounted, the "fake" diamond detector actually said the moissanite was a diamond! I was actually very surprised to see that, and I was candid in the fact that I brought them a moissanite. (which leads to my following point....)
That's hilarious - any idea how the "fake" detectors work (it seems they are not very accurate)?
- kop316 6y agoIIRC they either measure resistance or heat conductivity (as a carbon crystal structure has very specific properties). The device was a pen with two probes on it. It had different lights that said "Diamond", "Mossanite", and "Cubic Zirconia", so I was very surprised to see that the detector thought it was a diamond.