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Morganite question

CinNC — Sun, 15 Oct 2017 23:12:29 GMT

I've been looking at a pair of morganite earrings but can't figure out if they might be heavier or lighter than diamonds of the same size. Tried a google search but didn't get anywhere?

Can somebody advise? Thank you so much.

Cindy

Re: Morganite question

RoughDraft — Sun, 15 Oct 2017 23:33:51 GMT

Morganite is in the beryl family (emeralds, aquas, etc). They are more porous than diamonds, therefore, the same size morganite would be much lower in carat size, e.g. weight.

Re: Morganite question

SilleeMee — Mon, 16 Oct 2017 00:03:55 GMT

A one-carat diamond will look smaller than a one-carat morganite.

Re: Morganite question

CinNC — Mon, 16 Oct 2017 02:24:53 GMT

Thanks so much!