NATURAL MOONSTONE BEAD STRAND 76.2 CTW

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Starts	March 11, 2010 12:00 AM
Ends	March 12, 2010 12:00 AM	Basic Shipping Information
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Auction ID	187042	Shipping Insurance (optional)	7.00
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MMS/01

Multicolor Moonstone Bead Strand

Type: NATURAL MOONSTONE
Origin: TANZANIA, AFRICA
Carat Weight: 76.2
Strand Length: 38cm

Bead Size approx.: 6 X 4 mm

Cut / Shape : Smooth Roundel

Clarity: Translucent w/ pearly lustre

Color: Peach Orange Grey White

Moonstone is typically a potassium aluminium silicate.
The most common moonstone is of the mineral adularia. Its name is derived from a visual effect, or sheen, caused by light reflecting internally in the moonstone from layer inclusion of different feldspars.
Moonstone is composed of two feldspar species, orthoclase and albite. The two species are intermingled. Then, as the newly formed mineral cools, the intergrowth of orthoclase and albite separates into stacked, alternating layers. When light falls between these thin, flat layers, it scatters in many directions producing the phenomenon called adularescence.

A translucent gemstone, an orthoclase feldspar, that has a pearly lustre. Can be numerous colors, including grey, white, pink, green and brown, but the most valuable are deep blue.

Deposits of moonstone are found in many countries and places: the European Alps; Brazil; India; Mexico; Myanmar; Madagascar; Sri Lanka; the USA, specifically Pennsylvania and Virginia; and Tanzania. Sri Lanka produces the highest quality moonstones. Some smaller but prolific deposits found in northern Queensland state of Australia.

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