Full Moon, New Moon, Grey Moon, Blue Moon

Just as the Moon has a range of many phases, Moonstone has a stunning spectrum of several ethereal hues...

Mysterious Colors of the Moon

The ancient Romans theorized that moonstone, with its unearthly shimmer, was formed from frozen moonlight. This appealing gem variety does shine with a cool lunar light but it is the mineral feldspar, quite terrestrial in origin. The shimmer, which is called schiller or adularescence, is caused by the intergrowth of two different types of feldspar, with different refractive indexes.

Moonstones come in a variety of colors. The body color can range from colorless to gray, brown, yellow, green, or pink. The clarity ranges from transparent to translucent. The best moonstone has a blue sheen, perfect clarity, and a colorless body color. Another related feldspar variety is known as rainbow moonstone. In this variety, the sheen is a variety of rainbow hues, from pink to yellow, to peach, purple, and blue.

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Row 1:
Who: Madelynn Cassin of Vyoleto and Garnet Girl Designs
What: Rainbow Moonstone Halo Ring in Sterling Silver
Where: Manchester, NH
Web: http://www.etsy.com/listing/153382804/rainbow-moonstone-halo-ring-6mm

Who: Madelynn Cassin of Vyoleto and Garnet Girl Designs
What: White Moonstone and Green Sapphire 14K Gold Necklace
Where: Manchester, NH
Web: http://www.etsy.com/listing/97595480/green-sapphire-white-moonstone-and-14k

Who: Madelynn Cassin of Vyoleto and Garnet Girl Designs
What: Black "Man in the Moon" Moonstone 14K Rose Gold Ring
Where: Manchester, NH
Web: http://www.etsy.com/listing/56448769/man-in-the-moon-14k-rose-gold-and-black

Row 2:
Who: Mimi Favre of Favre Bijoux
What: Peach Moonstone Oval Cabochon Minimal Earrings
Where: Philadelphia, PA
Web: http://www.etsy.com/listing/129478793/peach-moonstone-oval-cabochon-minimal

Who: Cheryl Van Dyck of Lavender Cottage
What: "Once in a Blue Moon" Hammered 14K Gold Stack Rings with Blue Moonstone
Where: Greeneville, TN
Web: http://www.etsy.com/listing/53818558/hammered-14kt-solid-gold-stack-rings

Who:  Jodi Brownstein of Jodi Rae Designs
What: Sterling Silver Bola Earrings with Rainbow Moonstone Briolettes
Where: Austin, TX
Web: http://www.etsy.com/listing/151053050/sterling-silver-bola-earrings-with

Row 3:
Who: Mimi Favre of Favre Bijoux
What: Greenish Moonstone Minimal Pendant in Sterling Silver
Where: Philadelphia, PA
Web: http://www.etsy.com/listing/154089164/moonstone-cabochon-minimal-pendant

Who: Madelynn Cassin of Vyoleto and Garnet Girl Designs
What: White "Man in the Moon" Moonstone 14K Yellow Gold Ring
Where: Manchester, NH
Web: http://www.etsy.com/listing/58244370/white-moonstone-face-in-recycled-14k

Who: Shannon Crain of Selicias
What: 14K Gold Peach Moonstone Hoop Earrings
Where: Portland, OR
Web: http://www.etsy.com/listing/153337309/14k-gold-peach-moonstone-earrings-real

Moonstone Cabochon Photos courtesy of Roger Weller and Cochise College
http://skywalker.cochise.edu/wellerr/mingem/gemtl/moonstone/moonstoneL.htm