FREE: Brand New 13 X 18mm Oval Sri Lanka Moonstone

The listing, Brand New 13 X 18mm Oval Sri Lanka Moonstone has ended.

This is 22 new 13mm X 18mm Sri Lanka Moonstone oval Beads. Beautiful!
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Moonstone owes its name to the white, almost magical shimmer that resembles moonshine. Blue-whitish light glides over the surface when the stone is cut cabochon. Gemologists call this phenomena adularescence, which originates from the interior structure of the gemstone in scales or lamellas. Incoming rays of light are refracted inside the stone and scattered, creating a unique play of light, which makes Moonstone so special and coveted. Moonstone is the most well known potassium feldspar of the orthoclase species. A combination of orthoclase and albite arranged in layers cause the lovely sheen. In Arab countries women often sew moonstone into their garments, because it's considered a symbol of fertility.
Moonstone is the birthstone for those who are born in June.
Moonstone from Sri Lanka, the classical country of origin for Moonstone, shimmers pale blue on an almost transparent ground. Specimens from India show cloudlike plays of light and shade on beige brown, green, orange, or simple brown background. They do come as well in blue and peach, smoke and champagne colored, or in black and reddish. Blue Moonstones in fine qualities are becoming increasingly short in supply and push up the prices accordingly.The more transparent the moonstone, the more valuable it is.