Cushion moissanite size chart: mm to carat
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In short
A cushion moissanite labeled 1 carat measures about 5.6 x 5.6 mm, the size of a 1 carat cushion diamond. It weighs about 0.91 carat on a scale, because moissanite is lighter than diamond.
Carat to mm calculator
About 5.8 x 5.8 mm
An estimate for a well-cut stone. A deep or shallow cut faces up smaller or bigger.
Cushion moissanite: size, DEW and true weight
Sizes are length x width in mm of a well-cut cushion at a ratio of 1.00:1. DEW is diamond equivalent weight, the label most stores use. True weight is what the stone weighs.
- 0.5 ct
- Length x width: 4.4 x 4.4 mm
- True weight: 0.46 ct
- Weight in grams: 0.092 g
- 0.75 ct
- Length x width: 5.1 x 5.1 mm
- True weight: 0.69 ct
- Weight in grams: 0.14 g
- 1 ct
- Length x width: 5.6 x 5.6 mm
- True weight: 0.91 ct
- Weight in grams: 0.18 g
- 1.5 ct
- Length x width: 6.4 x 6.4 mm
- True weight: 1.37 ct
- Weight in grams: 0.27 g
- 2 ct
- Length x width: 7.1 x 7.1 mm
- True weight: 1.83 ct
- Weight in grams: 0.37 g
- 3 ct
- Length x width: 8.1 x 8.1 mm
- True weight: 2.74 ct
- Weight in grams: 0.55 g
- 4 ct
- Length x width: 8.9 x 8.9 mm
- True weight: 3.66 ct
- Weight in grams: 0.73 g
- 5 ct
- Length x width: 9.6 x 9.6 mm
- True weight: 4.57 ct
- Weight in grams: 0.91 g
Cushion moissanite by length-to-width ratio
A 1 carat DEW stone at each ratio. The size changes with the ratio, so check the length and the width in the listing.
- 1.00:1
- Length x width: 5.6 x 5.6 mm
- 1.10:1
- Length x width: 5.9 x 5.3 mm
- 1.20:1
- Length x width: 6.1 x 5.1 mm
- 1.30:1
- Length x width: 6.4 x 4.9 mm
Questions
A 1 carat DEW cushion moissanite is about 5.6 x 5.6 mm.
A 2 carat DEW cushion moissanite is about 7.1 x 7.1 mm.
No. DEW is the weight of a diamond the same size. A moissanite weighs about 9% less than that.