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Moonstone is an opalescent form of Orthoclase. You will find Moonstone under the Orthoclase heading in mineral books. Orthoclase is a member of the Feldspar group which contains aluminosilicate and potassium. Orthoclase is a major rock forming mineral.

Moonstone is distinguishable by its Schiller Sheen, also known as the “floating moon effect”, adularescence or blue and white sheen. This sheen is caused by interlaid rectangles of the minerals Orthoclase and Albite. If the layers of these interlaid minerals are thin, you will see a blue sheen. If the layers are thick, you will see a white sheen. Moonstone can also show Chatoyancy, a narrow cat’s eye-like reflection and Asterism, like the rays of a star.

Moonstone is a 6 to 6.5 on the Mohs Scale of Hardness.

Energetically:

• Every two weeks, switch off carrying a piece of Moonstone with those who you want a harmonious relationship.

• Travel with Moonstone for protection.

• Moonstone helps you through new beginnings; shows you that change is as natural as the cycles of the moon.

• Moonstone brings emotional calm at the Solar Plexus, allowing your Higher Self to control the emotions so you don’t overreact to mundane situations.

• Moonstone balances the Sacral chakra in fertility, menstruation, regulating PMS, menopause.

• Drink as an elixir to clear skin, eyes, hair.

• Wear to ease asthma, opening the breathing passageways

Note: Moonstone resonates with the moon, charge it in moonlight.

Mineral Facts
• Surface Color: Cream, White, Yellow, Pink, Peach, Blue, Green

• Streak Color (can vary from surface color, this is the color of the crystals’ powdered minerals): White

• Group: Silicate

• Cleavage (where the crystal breaks off naturally to form a new face, parallel to its structure. This is a clean break and can cleave over and over again along the same face, retaining the crystals structure): Perfect in two directions (in blocky chunks, often in 90 degree angles)

• Fracture (where the crystal breaks randomly not on a cleavage): Uneven

• Luster: Vitreous (glassy)

• Transparency: Transparent (allows light through) to Translucent (allows light through the crystal but not fully transparent)

• Crystal System: Monoclinic (3 unequal axis)

• Crystal Habit: Tabular (broad and flat)

Personal Experience - All Moonstone crystals have a beautiful lunar sheen running on its surface. Most people are familiar with the Rainbow Moonstone which is actually white with mesmerizing blue sheen, but a lot of the pieces we have at the store are cream, pink or peach Moonstone with surface shimmer that reminds me of being on a magical Moon. I use Moonstone as a travel stone, I actually keep a tumbled crystal in my purse so I always have it with me, traveling near or far!

Jewelry – Moonstone is a popular crystal for jewelry.

To obtain your own Moonstone crystals or have a jewelry piece custom designed, buy here online or contact us today!

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