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Moonstone Jewelry

The origins of moonstone or the mystic eye belonged in Sri Lanka from the ancient time. In 100 BC, Moonstone Temple of Anuradhapura was built and the ruins of the temple can still be seen till today's date. In 100 A.D., the Romans used the moonstone jewelry and in India, moonstone is still addressed as a sacred gem and the East Indians symbolizes the moonstone as the Third eye is also refined as a spiritual understanding. The Romans considered moonstone and a good luck charm which brings harmony and peace as well as passion to the wearer.

The stone is describes to be a shimmering play of light known as "adularescence". Since, the stone has an association with the moon and glows like a moon. This moonlike stone moves across the surface when stones

are being observed in different angles. The transparent gemstone with a pearly luster has a synonym “selenite" in Greek and moon called as “selene”. A moonstone is usually gifted for the thirteenth wedding anniversary.

The Moonstone has a different colors and shades like white, pink, brown, grey, green and the most precious and valuable color is deep blue.

A color in a gemstone is considerate because color consists of three components:

1. Hue: the first blush / first appearance of the color.
2.
Saturation: the gemstone color force (the power or the strength) calculated a dull to strong.
3.
Tone: The color range from the brightness (light or dark).

The two minerals of moonstones scientifically could an Orthoclase Feldspar or Albite Plagioclase Feldspar. The moonstone symbolizes innocence. Just like the moon, the moonstone is a cycle which also symbolizes of a feminine energy such as the moonstone gemstone helps in balancing of the emotions, useful for healing and calming. Most of the people consider of wearing the moonstone ring on the small finger or mercury because it helps in communication and quick intelligence. In the early 20th century moonstone was widespread and extensively used in Art Nouveau jewelry.

Moonstone is a semi-precious stone; it goes in the same category of amethyst, alexandrite, beryl, citrine, garnet, iolite, topaz, tourmaline, zircon, tsavorite, cat’s eye and aquamarine. The shades like white, pink, brown, grey, green has a fair price, unlike blue specimen gemstones could be a high price and even a gem quality could make it expensive.

 

 

 

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