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 home learning library labradorite
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Fast Facts
| A member of the feldspar family, labradorite is a gray black or brownish stone with stunning flashes of blue, green and even yellow colors. |
| Labradorite is named after the peninsula of Labrador in Canada. |
 Sources for labradorite include Canada, Australia, Madagascar, Mexico, Russia and the United States.
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Labradorite is a gemstone in the feldspar family. It is known for a brilliant play of color and exhibits lustrous metallic tints of blue, green, yellow, red, gold and purple. On Mohs’ scale of hardness, labradorite is 6 – 6.5. It has a vitreous luster and primary sources include Canada (Labrador, Newfoundland), Australia (New South Wales), Madagascar, Mexico, Russia and the United States.
Color
Lustrous metallic tints of blue, green, yellow, red, gold and purple.
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| Learn more about this and other gemstones, by reading one of the many fine gemstone books available from Jewelry Television®.
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