#adularescence

[witchrealms]

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[mygeochemicalromance]

Belomorite - trade name for a type of plagioclase feldspar, discovered originally near the White Sea in Northern Karelia, Russia by Alexander E. Fersman in 1925.

He described it thus:

...a white, barely bluish stone, barely translucent, barely transparent, but clean and even, like a well-ironed tablecloth. The stone was split along individual shiny surfaces, and some mysterious light played on these edges. These were gentle bluish-green, barely noticeable iridescences, only occasionally they flashed with a reddish light, but usually a continuous mysterious moonlight flooded the entire stone, and this light came from somewhere from the depths of the stone — well, just like the Black Sea burns with blue light in autumn evenings near Sevastopol. The delicate pattern of the stone from some thin stripes crossed it in several directions, as if imposing a mysterious lattice on the rays emanating from the depths. I collected, selected, admired and again turned the moonstone towards the sun.

- Memories of Stone, 1940

(One of the most beautiful descriptions of a mineral I have ever come across)

This mineral is more correctly called peristerite, as a variety of the Na-rich end member albite of the plagioclase feldspar family. It is characterized by its iridescence and adularescence, and may therefore be described as a type of moonstone.

[handsofspirit]

I am not going to lie, I had an absolute blast getting to work with Moonstone today! These magnificent pieces will be coming to one of our Nov. Live Sales just in time for the holidays ❄️💗 - The adularescence is to die for! - - #moonstone #adularescence #feldspar #moonstonejewelry #moonstonecabochon #moonstonesucculent #moon #blueflash #blueflashmoonstone #livecrystalsale #wirewrape #crystalsofinstagram #crystalflash #crystalglow #electric #electricblue #crystalcommunity #shareyourheart #handsofspirit (at Hands of Spirit Gallery) https://www.instagram.com/p/CVB1_rkgxBl/?utm_medium=tumblr

[desperateground]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

The ragtag team goes to Hell! Ebarak has a great time, nobody else does.

[sleepycatjewelry]

Love moonstone? Check out these 3 unique designs all featuring the delicate beauty of moonstone! All three are listed at http://sleepycatjewelry.etsy.com. Moonstone is composed of two feldspar minerals, orthoclase and albite. That glow you see is light hitting the stone between the two layers. The name for the phenomenon is adularescence. #sleepycatjewelry #moonstone #etsy #rusticjewelry #metalsmith #silversmith #whitestones #benchjeweler #reticulation #adularescence #oneofakindjewelry #instasmith #ladysmith #jewelryartist #arttowear #njartist #glow #treatyourself #makersgonnamake (at Medford, New Jersey) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCvq9uEBqFl/?igshid=714nsmvmxwqr

[cuddle-dragons]

I just wanted to say...

You guys are the BOMB and my dragons will not go hungry any time soon <3

[unearthedgemstones]

New everyday peach moonstone necklace

Oh, and get 10% off everything on Unearthed Gemstones until 29th of March :)

[up-stone-onbir]

#ムーンストーン #バングル #ブレスレット #moonstone #bangle #bracelet #adularescence