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  2. Moonstone (gemstone) - Wikipedia

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    Moonstone cabochon. The most common moonstone is of the orthoclase feldspar mineral adularia, named for an early mining site near Mt. Adular in Switzerland, now the town of St. Gotthard. [1] [better source needed] A solid solution of the plagioclase feldspar oligoclase +/− the potassium feldspar orthoclase also produces moonstone specimens.

  3. Belomorite - Wikipedia

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    Belomorite is a spectacular, inexpensive and popular ornamental stone; it is used in jewelry as one of the varieties of “moonstone”. It is typically cut into cabochons , often double-sided, convex in both directions, thus enhancing its brilliance, unlike, say, similar labradorite , which is often cut into flat plates cut parallel to the ...

  4. 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 ...

  5. List of gemstones by species - Wikipedia

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    Actinolite. Nephrite (var.); Adamite; Aegirine; Afghanite; Agrellite; Algodonite; Alunite; Amblygonite; Analcime; Anatase; Andalusite. Chiastolite; Andesine ...

  6. Pachyphytum oviferum - Wikipedia

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    Pachyphytum oviferum, the sugaralmond plant or moonstone, is a species of plant in the genus Pachyphytum. The meaning of the name Pachyphytum oviferum is thick plant bearing eggs . It comes from Mexico , in the rocky cliffs of the state of San Luis Potosi at 1200 meters altitude.

  7. Adularescence - Wikipedia

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    Adularescence in a moonstone cabochon, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The specimen's diameter is 23 mm (0.91 in). Adularescence (/ ˌ æ dʒ ə l ə ˈ r ɛ s ən s / AJ-ə-lə-RES-əns) is an optical phenomenon that is produced in gemstones like moonstone. The optical effect is similar to labradorescence and aventurescence.

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