The moonstone is associated with the moon and was the stone of the goddess Diana. The most powerful time to use the moonstone is in a full moon.
It has been worn as an amulet to bring good emotions to the wearer, while protecting those of a sensitive nature. It can reunite lovers who have quarreled. Moonstone is also considered a good luck stone.
I have not read any information on it. I know my main moon stone? There are different types of moon stones? i did not know that. That is interesting did you want to add my post your welcome too.
Adularia/Orthoclase and Albite (from the feldspar family) is what makes moonstone. The two are merged together, and as they cool, they are layered. Light falls between these layers and creates what we know as 'adularescence.' (The shininess of the moonstone)
Thus, there is no single moonstone made out of adularia and albite on their own, because actual moonstone is made of the two combined.
However people often think moonstone is composed of one of them two. This is incorrect, it is just that moonstones can have more of one (usually orthoclase) mineral than the other, thus being categorized as either a adularia/orthoclase or albite moonstone.
So basically, there is no 'adularia' or 'albite' moonstone, because moonstone is the resulting matter when the two have been merged.
Hope I haven't confused you. xD
Thank you for clearing that up. I had been looking into it, and varying sources were disagreeing on whether or not they were in fact seperate types of stone or just one stone with those two compounds.
I hope you do not mind, but I have another question now.
Would the amount of either compound change the adularescence of the moonstone, or effect its properties in any way?
Okay i was wondering what happened to this post lol, i was like it disppeared i was like no. But yes thanks for adding to my post, i would love to learn more about moon stones. There so pretty. My favorite is the aquamarine, moonstone, amythest and jasper.
Of course I don't mind :). And yes, it most likely would. This would effect moonstone's 'shiny/glossy' appearance if it had more of one than the other, but I do not reckon that there will be much change in the properties. Maybe slightly.
There are many different variations of moonstone. Each one can represent a different aspect of usage from the next. The stones can either be interpreted from a combination of many properties, such as energy and intended usage, or be interpreted independently based on physical characteristics, etc. I will post a link for a good reference source on moonstone crystals below that cites a few of these meanings for those who are interested in learning more about this lovely type of crystal.
