June’s birthstones include moonstone and pearls. Lava Jewelry has beautiful pearl and moonstone jewelry for those June birthdays. I wrote about pearls earlier this month, so now I will write about moonstone.
Moonstone is a form of a mineral called adularia, which is an orthoclase feldspar. (Was that all Greek to you?) It is a potassium aluminum silicate. Moonstone is known for the unique way it reflects light. It occurs naturally in a variety of pale colors, including white, pink, yellowish grey, green, peach, and grey. White/colorless moonstone with a schiller effect (like labradorite) is called rainbow moonstone. The Schiller is usually blue in rainbow moonstone.
Moonstone has a hardness of 6 on Moh’s hardness scale (quartz is 7, diamond is 10). Unfortunately, moonstone fractures readily, so I prefer not to use it in jewelry that tends to get knocked around a lot, like rings or bracelets. It’s a beautiful stone to use in earrings, necklaces, and pendants.
I do not know any of the metaphysical or healing properties of moonstone. If someone would like to contribute this information, please write in the comments below.
