- Brand: Casa de plata
- Product Code: CSER-2316
- Availability: By Order
Moonstone is the most well-known gemstone variety of orthoclase feldspar, a potassium aluminum silicate. It is a transparent to opaque oligoclase, a variety of plagioclase albite and sheet mica. Moonstone is known to exhibit a distinct sheen under certain lighting conditions, and it is the sheen which renders moonstone one of the most remarkable gemstones available today. In fact, its name is owed to the almost magical, bluish white shimmer it exhibits, which closely resembles that of the moon.
Onyx is black and white banded agate (cryptocrystalline or chalcedony quartz). It should not to be confused with onyx marble, which is limestone. The banding of onyx is parallel and consistent. Some varieties of onyx differ in color, such as sard onyx, which has a brown base and white upper layer, cornelian onyx, which has a red base and white upper layer, and niccolo onyx, which has a very thin upper layer, allowing the black base color to show through as grey or blue. Onyx takes its name from the Greek word "onux", which means fingernail; this could be due to a Greek legend, in which Eros mischievously cut the fingernails of Aphrodite with an arrowhead whilst she slept, and the gods turned the clippings into stone.
Labradorite became popular with the
missionaries. Labradorite is a plagioclase feldspar which shows adularescence
(a white or bluish light seen when turned). This optical effect is so unique to
labradorite that it has been termed. It is the result of diffraction of light
in the layers of rock. When viewed at certain angles, labradorite exhibits such
captivating color that has led to Inuit legends stating that the Northern
Lights shone down on the shores of Labrador and were captured inside these
colorful stones. The most highly valued labradorite is material that shows the
full spectrum of color in its. Labradorite that does not exhibit can still make
beautiful gemstones because of aventurescence, which is a glitter caused by
diffraction of light from mineral platelets.
Stone - White Moonstone / Black Onyx / Labradorite / Peach Moonstone
Stone Size - 8mm 6mm 5x8mm 9x11mm
Stone Shape - Round Pear Oval
Weight - 8.26Gms
SKU - CSER-2316