Antique Moonstone

When the stones in your bracelet shimmer like the sea washed with moonlight, you have magic. Those stones are moonstones, a form of feldspar that combined with potassium to attain that translucent glow when it reflects light. Antique moonstone jewelry has been a favorite with women for centuries.
Moonstones are abundant in Sri Lanka, Burma and Switzerland. The ones in your bracelet or necklace is classified is an orthoclase known as adularia, because it develops in hydrothermal and volcanic deposits. This type has a translucent appearance and shimmering shine. On the rough, moonstones are nothing to look at. An expert cutter is needed to cut the stones for moonstone jewelry.
The moonstones were called many names in ancient times. To the Roman Pliny, it was astrion. The stones had a spot, which was believed to be the reflection of the moon; to Italian Camillus Leonardus, a mineralogist and astronomer, it was selenites - another attribution to the moon's glow. The moonstones had several names but it was always associated with the moon.
In Asia, the blue moonstones were attributed to the Blue Moon, an occurrence that shows up in every two or three years. This happens when there is an extra full moon in the lunar cycles or every 2.72 years. The extra full moon your Blue Moon. When you gaze at your antique moonstone jewelry, you'll find that moon glow and magic.
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