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One of the fascinating stones that are sold as ornamental jewelry is the moonstone. Moonstones have been known to man for thousands of years and are extremely popular today. Moonstones are not a special mineral or stone, they come from Feldspar. Feldspar is common stone that covers about 60% of the earths crust. It is common stone that does not contain any ore (metal). While moonstone comes from certain types of feldspar, the most popular regions of where moonstone is found is India, Sri Lanka, Germany, Brazil, Mexico and the United States.
The beauty of moonstone is its fascinating reflective qualities. Moonstone reflects a beautiful aura of certain colors which can consist of blue, orange, green, brown or multi colored. In order to get the moonstones full affect, you must play with it and move it against the light. Moonstone is made from crystals in the stone that have a magical or mystical effect; it seems that the light bounces throughout the moonstone to create fantastic mystical auras.
Moonstone is mainly used for jewelry, but does have other uses as well. For instance, it can be used as part of a cleaning product, usually as an abrasive. It is also used as glaze on ceramics. Most of the moonstones used for ornamental jewelry is cut into spheres or marbles. Usually the color blue is the most popular, as well as the most expensive. It should be noted that moonstone is not that hard, it only scores a hardness of 6 on the Moh’s scale, which means if you own moonstone, take care of it, while it will hold up, any strong impact can break it. |
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The Feldspar or moonstone is one of the most fascinating types of rocks available. It is not specifically a gemstone or a mineral but cut from Feldspar. Feldspar is rock that contains no ore (does not contain any metal). Feldspar is extremely common on earth and makes up to 60% of earth’s total crust. While the rock which moonstone comes from might look like unattractive, it is up to the craftsman to cut the stone correctly to find the right crystals and cut it appropriately.
Moonstone is a type of stone that has a certain shimmer to it. The most common type of moonstone is blue moonstone; however it can come in stones that reflect back a brown, green, multi colored or orange aura. Light finds its way into the feldspar and then bounces throughout the crystalline structure, returning back to the viewer and incredible blue color that shimmers fascinatingly. This effect is called adularescence and in order to get its full effect, the stone must be played with or enticed. Moonstone has been known to man for thousands of years. It was first found and worn as ornamental jewelry in Sri Lanka and India. Today it is still used and many people regard its qualities as mystical and magic. For instance, in certain Arabic culture, moonstone is sewn into clothing which can not be seen. It is meant as symbol of fertility. For many Indians, in Asia, Moonstone is characterized as being holy and religious in nature. It is believed to bring wonderful dreams to the one that possesses it. For the most part, the moonstone is associated with femininity and fertility. |
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