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Registered: ‎10-05-2012

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 

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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.

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

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Thanks so much!