GEMSTONE FOCUS: MOONSTONE
A gemstone unfamiliar to many, Moonstone is an exquisite and alluring stone nonetheless, despite being a more untraditional choice within modern jewellery.
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Considered to be one of the modern June birthstones, Moonstone is also widely accepted as a gem for the 13th wedding anniversary. Belonging to the large mineral family of feldspars, Moonstone is an opalescent stone which can occur in a variety of colours. Ranging from colourless to blue, peach, green, pink, yellow, brown or grey with a silvery sheen. The iridescence synonymous with the stone is known as schiller, but in Moonstone it is called adularescence. |
With clarity ranging from transparent to translucent, there’s also a variation of the gem called a Rainbow Moonstone, identifiable by its milk white appearance and soft rainbow coloured sheen.
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Moonstone is found in many countries including Brazil, Germany, India, Madagascar, Mexico, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Tanzania and the United States.
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