Rainbow Moonstone
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The rainbow moonstone is available all around the world, with important deposits in the countries of Sri Lanka, India, Australia, Madagascar, Russia, Mexico, USA and Canada, amongst others.
History
Rainbow Moonstone have been found in pieces dating back over 2000 years, both in Oriental countries and in jewellery from the Roman empire, where they believed were stones born from solidified rays of the moon.
During the Art Nouveau period in the early 20th century, moonstone became popular with artists and goldsmiths for creating jewellery.
Appearance
Rainbow Moonstone is a variety of Labradorite that exhibits a shiny reflective quality and rainbows throughout, reminding people of the way the moon looks.
The distinctive appearance and coloration of this stone is due to the way it is formed. There are two different kinds of feldspar that are mixed together, and as the mineral cools and arrange themselves in an alternating layer. The layers strew light, which then leads to the existence of glowing from within the crystal.
