Cabinet · Chandrakant
Moonstone
Feldspar with a floating blue sheen — the Moon, seen through water.
- Graha
- Moon (Chandra)
- Colour
- Adularescent blue on white
- Hardness
- 6–6.5 Mohs
- Metal
- Silver
- Finger
- Little finger
- Day
- Monday
In the cabinet
The finest moonstone is a colourless body with a floating blue adularescence, usually from Sri Lanka. Rainbow moonstone (labradorite) is a cousin with a different look. We keep both, labelled as such.
In the tradition
Chandrakant, the beloved of the Moon, is an old Indian name for a stone that brightens with lunar light. It is worn for calm and for the mind’s ease.
Usual origins. Sri Lanka, India, Madagascar, Myanmar
A note from the counter. Moonstone has two cleavage directions. Protective settings are kinder than thin bezel-less rings.
