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Fast Facts
| From colorless to white to yellow, moonstone displays a floating blue, white or rainbow shimmering glow. |
| The glowing sheen actually results from interplay of light with layers of tiny albite crystals known as “adularescence.” |
| The rage in Europe, moonstone is growing in popularity in American and is fast becoming the most popular gem in the feldspar family. |
| Hindus considered moonstone sacred and ancient Romans believed the inner glow waxed and waned according to the cycles of the moon. |
 The finest moonstone comes from Myanmar and Sri Lanka.
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Moonstone is a gemstone in the Feldspar family. It exhibits a range of colors including yellow, a pale silver sheen, a blue and even pink. On Mohs’ scale of hardness, moonstone is 6-6.5. It has a vitreous luster and primary sources include Sri Lanka, Burma (Myanmar), Brazil, India, Madagascar and the United States.
Color
Range of colors including yellow, a pale silver sheen, a blue and even pink.
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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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