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Natural Moonstone

Moonstone is the most well known variety of orthoclase feldspar. It characteristically exhibits a milky floating blue light known as adularescence or the schiller effect. This lovely sheen is due to a combination of orthoclase and albite arranged in layers. Light reflected from the layers if they are not too thick is responsible for the unusual optical properties.


  • There are 29 Moonstone gemstones available at Multicolour.com
  • Moonstone(s) are organized in the following categories: CalibratedMixed LotSingle,  gemstones.
  • Our most expensive Moonstone is USD 460.80 and largest Moonstone weight is CTS 36.00.
  • Our cheapest Moonstone is USD 22.24 and smallest Moonstone weight is CTS 3.07.

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Our Moonstone(s) are available in various shapes, sizes and colors. 29 Moonstone(s), too many to look through? You may select any combination of search options. .

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Moonstone Profile

Color information: white, blueish white.
Refractive Index: 1.518 – 1.526
Chemical Composition: KalSI3O8
Hardness: 6 – 6.50
Density: 2.55 – 2.57
Crystal Group: Monoclinic
Ocurrence: Sri Lanka, India, Madagascar, Burma, Tanzania, U.S.A.
Sign of the Zodiac: N/A
Month of the year: N/A
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Moonstone is usually fashioned en cabochon with the blue colors commanding higher prices.

A new kind of moonstone has also been recently discovered in Tanzania. Potassium-feldspar (K-feldspar) alcali feldspar, or moonstone with weak asterism, the stones exhibit cat's eyes with a weaker ray perpendicular to the eye producing a four ray star in some specimens. We call it "sunstar".

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Moonstone Single
Moonstone Single Oval Translucent
Size: 23.60 X 19.90 MM
Weight: 36.00 CTS
Shape: Oval
Clarity: Translucent
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Moonstone Single
Moonstone Single Round Translucent
Size: 12.00 X 12.00 MM
Weight: 5.56 CTS
Shape: Round
Clarity: Translucent
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