{"id":188,"date":"2008-06-10T01:37:10","date_gmt":"2008-06-10T09:37:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cheldodge.net\/blog\/2008\/06\/10\/junes-birthstones-at-lava-jewelry\/"},"modified":"2008-06-10T01:37:10","modified_gmt":"2008-06-10T09:37:10","slug":"junes-birthstones-at-lava-jewelry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/lavajewelry\/2008\/06\/10\/junes-birthstones-at-lava-jewelry\/","title":{"rendered":"June’s Birthstones at Lava Jewelry!"},"content":{"rendered":"

June’s birthstones include moonstone and pearls. Lava Jewelry has beautiful pearl<\/a> and moonstone<\/a> jewelry for those June birthdays. Because pearls are not a stone, and volumes and volumes could be written on pearls, I’m going to focus on moonstone today.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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Another of June’s birthstones is alexandrite. I do not currently have any alexandrite. It is an expensive and beautiful gemstone that changes color depending on the light source. It appears a different color in sunlight than in incandescent or fluorescent light.<\/p>\n

Question of the Day: Who is the final Cylon?<\/p>\n

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