Blue Moonstone Plated Black Dot 10mm Round Faceted - 15-16 Inch - CLEARANCE june_moonstone It is a member of

It is a member of the Quartz family

Von Prehn discovered the stone in South Africa in 1774

It forms when Quartz and Feldspar crystallize in radial aggregates within other silica-rich stones

" an allusion to the moon-like white reflections of the mineral or to the quality of the light transmitted from the stone

The stone's composition remains somewhat ambiguous

Blue Moonstone Plated Black Dot 10mm Round Faceted - 15-16 Inch - CLEARANCE june_moonstone It is a member ofMoonstone naturally occurs in a broad spectrum of colors, but is most commonly associated with white, gray and peach. It's soft chatoyancy is reminscent of the moon's light. Metaphysically, Moonstone is said to increase intuition.