![]() ![]() Moonstones are a little different, we start with the shimmer or gleam - scientifically, adularescence - and then consider color, size etc. To discover the value of most gemstones we usually begin with the color and go on from there to things like clarity, cut and carat weight. ![]() There are also star and cat's eye moonstones which are a very unique looking and spiritually powerful gemstone. Rainbow Moonstone is usually grouped together with other moonstones as they have very similar sheen but it is technically a different species - labradorite. When light shines on these layers it scatters all over the place producing their famous gleam. Two feldspar species, orthoclase and albite, mix together in layers as they form in the warmth of the earth's mantle before they cool and harden. Moonstones are a type of feldspar - a material that makes up half the world's crust. Read more about gemstones colors here Moonstone Species While the color is very important, of course, it is the surface sheen or shimmer - known as adularescence - that appears to float on top of the background hue that makes this gemstone so special. Moonstones come in a variety of subtle colors - white, cream, gray, yellow, orange, brown, pink and red are the most common. Indeed, one of the earliest legends about these gemstones was that they were created by frozen moonbeams. Looking at the silky surface of a moonstone and the liquid glow that seems to radiate from within the stone itself it should not be a surprise that our ancestors thought they had magical powers. Actinolite Cat's Eye 62 Agate 569 Agate Geode 22 Almandine Garnet 43 Amazonite 216 Amethyst 3,005 Amethyst Geode Slice 89 Ametrine 252 Ammolite 480 Andalusite 215 Andesine Labradorite 155 Apatite 616 Aquamarine 162 Aventurine 114 Azotic Topaz 23 Azurite 28 Black Opal 167 Bloodstone 117 Boulder Opal 239 Carnelian 48 Cat's Eye Apatite 41 Cat's Eye Aquamarine 19 Cat's Eye Gemstones 1,049 Cat's Eye Moonstone 99 Cat's Eye Opal 98 Cat's Eye Scapolite 112 Chalcedony 87 Charoite 149 Chocolate Opal 78 Chrome Diopside 51 Chrysoberyl 119 Chrysoberyl Cat's Eye 104 Chrysocolla 80 Chrysoprase 66 Citrine 4,182 Color Change Gemstones 891 Color-Change Diaspore 762 Color-Change Fluorite 62 Color-Change Garnet 67 Coral 303 Demantoid Garnet 257 Dendritic Agate 52 Diamond 476 Druzy Amethyst 6 Druzy Azurite 28 Druzy Citrine 44 Druzy Variscite 136 Emerald 881 Enstatite 5 Fire Agate 358 Fire Opal 210 Fluorite 216 Fossil Coral 336 Garnet 5,853 Golden Beryl 220 Grandidierite 198 Grossularite Garnet 56 Hawk's Eye 1 Hematite 389 Hemimorphite 50 Hemimorphite Druzy 50 Hessonite Garnet 2,143 Howlite 158 Idocrase 7 Imperial Topaz 13 Iolite 210 Jade Gemstones 356 Jadeite 356 Jasper 1,234 Kornerupine 263 Kunzite 104 Kyanite 604 Labradorite 494 Lapis Lazuli 158 Larimar 185 Malachite 213 Malaya Garnet 173 Mali Garnet 15 Maw-Sit-Sit 136 Moonstone 823 Morganite 888 Mother Of Pearl 113 Mystic Quartz 37 Mystic Topaz 78 Nuummite 133 Obsidian 258 Onyx 298 Opal 951 Opal Doublet 8 Opal In Matrix 21 Pearl 23 Peridot 1,372 Pietersite 630 Prehnite 868 Pyrite 18 Pyrope Garnet 1,917 Quartz 1,377 Quartz Cat's Eye 95 Quartz With Hedenbergite 10 Quartz With Marcasite 196 Rainbow Moonstone 554 Rainbow Pyrite 203 Rhodochrosite 166 Rhodolite Garnet 558 Rhodonite 17 Rose Quartz 807 Rubellite Tourmaline 24 Ruby 1,068 Ruby In Fuchsite 97 Ruby-Zoisite 223 Rutile Quartz 598 Sapphire 7,508 Scapolite 112 Scolecite 37 Seraphinite 63 Serpentine 86 Sillimanite 81 Sillimanite Cat's Eye 419 Smithsonite 1 Smoky Quartz 1,133 Snowflake Obsidian 42 Sodalite 26 Spectrolite 181 Spessartite Garnet 307 Sphalerite 35 Sphene 402 Spinel 827 Star Diopside 16 Star Garnet 9 Star Gemstones 890 Star Moonstone 111 Star Rose Quartz 21 Star Ruby 191 Star Sapphire 542 Strawberry Quartz 918 Sunstone 519 Tanzanite 765 Tiger's Eye 862 Tiger's Eye Matrix 14 Topaz 4,459 Tourmaline 1,947 Tsavorite Garnet 308 Turquoise 118 Variscite 11 Zircon 2,171
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