{"id":218,"date":"2009-06-27T01:21:25","date_gmt":"2009-06-27T09:21:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cheldodge.net\/blog\/?p=294"},"modified":"2009-06-27T01:21:25","modified_gmt":"2009-06-27T09:21:25","slug":"moonstone-one-of-junes-birthstones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/lavajewelry\/2009\/06\/27\/moonstone-one-of-junes-birthstones\/","title":{"rendered":"Moonstone: One of June’s Birthstones"},"content":{"rendered":"

June\u2019s birthstones include moonstone and pearls. Lava Jewelry has beautiful pearl<\/a> and moonstone jewelry<\/a> for those June birthdays. I wrote about pearls earlier this month<\/a>, so now I will write about moonstone.<\/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\u2019s 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\u2019s 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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