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M898 - Silicon Carbide, (Moissanite), Slovenia.

Silicon Carbide is a man-made material. Hardness 9.5. Beautiful
iridescent colors. Used as mineral specimens, abrasives, semi-conductor and as diamond simulants.

Natural moissanite is very rare and is limited to iron-nickel meteorites and a few other rare unlta-mafic igneous occurences. Senthetic moissanite is also known as SILICON CARBIDE, after its chemistry and by the trade
name, carborundum. Moissanite is classified as an element dispite the fact, that in chemical reality, it is a compound!.

Weight .10 pounds