Beautiful Natural order Blue Fire Rainbow Moonstone Stud Earring, Drop Earrings, Dangle Earring, Gold Plated, Sterling Silver Jewellery, FSJ-4587

Beautiful Natural Blue Fire Rainbow Moonstone Stud Earring, Drop Earrings, Dangle Earring, Gold Plated, Sterling Silver Jewellery, FSJ-4587

Length--37 MM
Width--13 MM
Height--4 MM
Weight -- 6.5 Grams

Handmade Jewellery
925 Solid Sterling Silver


Rainbow moonstone is the name given to a variety of labradorite that exhibits a blue or multicoloured adularescence on a light body colour. Rainbow moonstone is a member of the feldspar group, which makes up approximately 60% of the Earth's crust.

True moonstone is orthoclase (potassium feldspar), rather than labradorite (plagioclase feldspar). Though these two moonstones are related, they are technically not the same material. The reason for rainbow moonstone being referred to as "moonstone" is due to its adularescence, which according to some deems it worthy of the name. However, the adularescence of rainbow moonstone is caused by the same phenomenon as labradorite (reflection from twinning planes), where the true orthoclase moonstone gets its unusual adularescence from albite inclusions. This, and rainbow moonstone's composition set it apart from true, orthoclase moonstone. Some refer to rainbow moonstone as "labradorite moonstone" to distinguish it from orthoclase moonstone, but neither one of these is technically sound. Yet, order the name, "rainbow moonstone" has stuck and some people prefer rainbow moonstone to regular moonstone.

The Romans admired moonstone and believed that it came from the rays of the moon made solid. Moonstones have been used as jewels for hundreds of years. They were admired by the ancient Romans and Greeks, and then were used in Art Nouveau jewellery. Moonstones later became popular during the hippie movement of the 1960s and the contemporary New Age spiritual movement.
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