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2. Moonstone (gemstone) - Wikipedia

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   The moonstone is the Florida State Gemstone; it was designated as such in 1970 to commemorate the Moon landings, which took off from Kennedy Space Center. However, it does not naturally occur in the state. [6] In Thailand, moonstone is known as Mukdahan, the same name as the northeastern province next to the river Mekong, Mukdahan.

3. Sandakada pahana - Wikipedia

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   Sandakada Pahana, also known as Moonstone, is a unique feature of the architecture of ancient Sri Lanka. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is an elaborately carved semi-circular stone slab, usually placed at the bottom of staircases and entrances.

4. June Actually Has 3 Birthstones—Here's What They Are ... - AOL

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   Moonstone, one of June's modern birthstones, can appear to be almost clear at times, but is "prized for its blue to white adularescence," according to the International Gem Society.

5. List of U.S. state minerals, rocks, stones and gemstones

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   ^ Florida's state gem, moonstone, was adopted to highlight Florida's role in the United States' Lunar program, which landed the first astronauts on the Moon. [81] ^ Since 1983, Massachusetts has had 3 other official state rocks: State Historical Rock (Plymouth Rock), State Explorer Rock (Dighton Rock), and State Building and Monument Stone . In ...

6. Moonstone - Wikipedia

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   USS Moonstone (PYc-9), a WWII U.S. Navy patrol yacht; HMS Moonstone (T90), a WWII British Royal Navy armed trawler; Moonstone Records, a record label; Pachyphytum oviferum, succulent plant known as moonstone; Sandakada pahana or Moonstone, carved semi-circular stone slabs in Sri Lanka; Moonstone, UK National Lottery number selection machine

7. Cambria, California - Wikipedia

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   A tribal site on present-day Cambria was named tsɨtkawayu, Obispeño for "Place of the horses". [4] The American settlement was originally known as Slabtown, with the town later known as Cambria centered at the Leffingwell cove of today's northern Moonstone Beach, which beach also featured a wharf. .