Free tracked shipping worldwide30-day returnsMoissanite on 925 sterling silverThe pair: save $39
On warm honey-veined marble with the shadow of a window and leaves falling across it, golden morning sun.
Close view of the halo from above: one round moissanite at the center, ringed by tiny stones inside a round silver rim, the fine cable chain joining it at each side, on a cream ground.
Her hand resting on a warm stone balustrade beside a bowl of lemons and a glass of water, the fine halo bracelet at her wrist.
The Mossante Halo Bracelet

One round stone, ringed in light

In 1893 Henri Moissan pulled bright crystals from an Arizona meteorite crater and misread them. Today that mineral is grown in a lab. One round stone of it sits in a halo on this chain.

One round moissanite in a halo of small moissanites, on a fine 925 sterling silver chain.

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Where it comes from

From a crater to your wrist

Six pictures. One minute.

Something hit Arizona
About 50,000 years ago

Something hit Arizona

An iron meteorite struck the high desert and left a crater three quarters of a mile across. It is still there.

Henri Moissan went looking
1893

Henri Moissan went looking

The chemist who first isolated fluorine, and who would win the Nobel Prize for it, began sifting fragments from the crater.

Crystals that threw color
The find

Crystals that threw color

More fire than anything he knew. He recorded them as diamonds. Crystal photograph: Beeblaine / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0.

He was wrong, and it was better
1904

He was wrong, and it was better

Eleven years of work proved them silicon carbide. In 1905 George Kunz named the mineral moissanite, after him.

A halo of small moissanites
Today

A halo of small moissanites

The stones are grown in a lab, never mined. One round moissanite sits at the center, ringed by small moissanites in a round halo.

Joined at both sides
Today

Joined at both sides

The halo joins fine cable chain at each side. A small round clasp fastens into the extension chain. Then the white box.

Moissanite against diamond

Side by side

Dispersion is how much color a stone throws. Moissanite throws more than a diamond does.

Two colourless round brilliant stones under one light. The stone on the left throws saturated orange, green and violet fire. The stone on the right stays cool and white.

An illustration of dispersion. The measurements below are the real figures.

MoissaniteDiamond
Fire dispersion
0.104
0.044
2.4 times the color
Brilliance refractive index
2.69
2.42
Hardness Mohs
9.25
10
Both are harder than sapphire.
Made of
Silicon carbide
Carbon
Origin
Grown
Mined
Nothing dug up
Choose

Choose one, or a pair

In silver. One, or a pair, each in its own box.

Adjustable with an extension chain. The clasp fastens into the extension chain, so it can sit snug or a little loose.

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BoxedArrives ready to give

Questions, or ordering more than two? Email info@mossante.com

What it is made of+
One round lab-grown moissanite at the center of a round halo of small moissanites, set in line with a fine cable chain. 925 sterling silver. A small round spring-ring clasp that fastens into the extension chain, which ends in a plain ring. The stones are grown in a lab, never mined.
Shipping+
Ships within 2 to 5 business days, then allow 6 to 10 business days for delivery in the US; international orders can take a little longer. Free and tracked, to the US and worldwide.
Returns+
Thirty days from delivery. Send it back unworn in its box for a refund; return postage is yours. If you keep part of a pair or bundle, what you keep is charged at the single price. Details in the Refund Policy.
On the wrist

Small on purpose

Still, it is a fine line of chain with one round halo at the front. Move your wrist and the center breaks into color.

A young woman laughing on a sunny beach at golden hour, one hand on her straw hat, the fine halo bracelet at her wrist.
Golden hour
A young woman laughing at a sunny cafe table under a striped awning, lifting an espresso cup, the halo bracelet at her wrist.
Espresso
A young woman smiling as she chooses ripe peaches at a summer market, the halo bracelet at her wrist.
The market
A young woman laughing at aperitivo on a rooftop at sunset with a glass of orange spritz, the halo bracelet at her wrist.
Aperitivo
A young woman on an olive-grove picnic reaching for cherries beside bread, the halo bracelet at her wrist.
The picnic
A young woman laughing in a vintage open car on a coast road, her hand resting on the door, the halo bracelet at her wrist.
Coast road

Up close, one round stone in a ring of small ones. Across the room, one point of light at the wrist.

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Close view of the halo from a low three-quarter angle on oat linen: the round center stone raised above a ring of tiny stones in a round silver rim, the fine cable chain curving away on both sides.

One stone, in a ring of small ones

A round moissanite at the center, ringed by small moissanites in a round halo and set in line with a fine cable chain. Dispersion 0.104: the light that leaves it breaks into color.

Two Halo bracelets side by side on a cream ground, each in its own open white box with a black velvet interior, both silver.

A pair, one for each of you

Two bracelets, each in its own white box. A mother and a daughter. Two sisters. The two of you.

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The Halo bracelet in its open white box, the halo resting on the black velvet interior, the white paper bag with red rope handles beside it on a cream ground.

Arrives boxed, ready to give

A white rigid box with a black velvet inside, in a white paper bag with red rope handles. Free tracked shipping, and 30 days to send it back unworn in its box for a refund; return postage is yours.

Questions

Before you choose

Is moissanite just a fake diamond?+
No. It is its own mineral — silicon carbide — first found by Henri Moissan in an Arizona meteorite crater in 1893. It is not an imitation of anything, and it throws more fire than a diamond does: 0.104 against 0.044. The one at the center of this halo was grown in a lab, never mined.
Will it fit?+
It adjusts. There is an extension chain, and the clasp fastens into the extension chain, so it can sit snug or a little loose. If you are unsure about your wrist, email us before you order and a person will answer.
What is on the chain?+
One halo, and nothing else. At its center, a round moissanite, ringed by small moissanites inside a round silver rim. It is set in line with the chain, so it lies flat on top of the wrist. Then plain fine cable chain to a small round clasp.
Will it tarnish? How do I care for it?+
It is 925 sterling silver, and silver can dull with time; perfume, lotion and pool water hurry it. Put it on last, take it off for pools and the sea, wipe it with a soft cloth, and keep it in its box between wears.
Is it for every day, or for occasions?+
Every day first. One small halo on a fine chain stays out of the way at a desk or a steering wheel. It suits a wedding wrist, a bride's or a bridesmaid's, and it is fine enough to keep wearing on the Tuesday after.
When will it arrive, and what if it is not right?+
Free and tracked, to the US and worldwide. It ships within 2 to 5 business days, then allow 6 to 10 business days for delivery in the US; international orders can take a little longer. Then 30 days to send it back unworn in its box for a refund; return postage is yours.
How do I reach you, or order more than two?+
Email info@mossante.com. A person answers, usually within one working day. Write to the same address for a larger order or a change to your order. If it is a gift, tell us and we will leave the prices off the paperwork.

Anything else? A person answers at info@mossante.com