A kind of feldspar commonly showing a beautiful play of colors, and hence much used for ornamental purposes. The finest specimens come from Labrador. See Feldspar.
A type of transparent or translucent feldspar which displays strong iridescence ( labradorescence). It is a grayish-green but displays bright flashes of green, blue and sometimes yellow-gold colors when viewed from different angles. Originally found in Labrador, Canada, there are also deposits in Mexico, Russia and the US. A brilliantly colored form called spectrolite is found in Finland.
A translucent greyish mineral that shows brilliant flashes of color (called labradorescence) – usually green, blue or red – after it is polished. These flashes of color have been compared to the wings of tropical butterflies. The darker variety of labradorite, which is called “black moonstone,†has bluish inclusions. Labradorite shields the aura, protecting the mind and body from foreign influences, especially during growth phases and intense transitions.
Labradorite is a gemstone in the feldspar family. It is known for a brilliant play of color and exhibits lustrous metallic tints of blue, green, yellow, red, gold and purple. On Mohs’ scale of hardness, labradorite is 6 – 6.5. It has a vitreous luster and primary sources include Canada (Labrador, Newfoundland), Australia (New South Wales), Madagascar, Mexico, Russia and the United States. (See Labradorite Facts.) (Note: Sources listed in order of primary and secondary deposits.)
is a variety of feldspar stone which takes it name from that region of Canada, however it can also be found in India, Finland, Russia and Madagascar. It occurs in orange, yellow, red and colourless, but the one that is most popular for jewellery produces a shimmering effect just below the surface known as a schiller. Labradorite has the ability to promote strength and individualism in a person. It is also believed to aid sleep and an understanding of others.
A form of feldspar that displays brilliant and colorful shimmers and flashes of light when viewed in the right direction. First discovered in Labrador, Canada. Can be light grey or nearly black. The light grey material is harder, but usually has less light play. Darker material may display more flash, but usually containes more seams and crevices.
Sometimes strongly irridescent Silicate mineral in the Feldspar group. Density is variable.
from Labrador (Canada), this stone comes in many colors but the most popular use in jewelry shows off the "schiller", or the opalescent play of color.
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Labradorite (a variety of plagioclase feldspar) is a fairly abundant grayish mineral that has brilliant flashes of color (usually green, blue or red) after it is polished (called labradorescence). The crystals are transparent to translucent. There is a darker variety of labradorite (called "black moonstone") which has bluish inclusions. Labradorite is usually cut with a flat surface in order to highlight the flashes of color. Labradorite was originally found along the coast of Labrador about 1805; it is also found in Newfoundland, other parts of Canada, also known as spectrolite, the Ukraine, the Ural Mountains, and the USA.
(1814, derived from its main source, Labrador peninsula in Canada) A type of feldspar with an uninteresting background colour but displaying an iridescence which gives the stone its value. The background colour is a dark smoke grey, but when light strikes it in a particular direction, it displays striking rainbow-coloured reflections (peacock blue, coppery red or dusky gold) known as labradorescence. Also known as spectrolite.
It is a faceted gemstone, which may be orange, yellow, colorless or red. Occurs in metamorphic and igneous rocks in Labrador.
a triclinic feldspar that is an essential constituent of basalts and gabbros. [AHDOS
A grayish almost opaque form of feldspar with flashes of blue, green, and/or yellow visible at certain angles.
Labradorite ((Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8), a feldspar mineral, is an intermediate to calcic member of the plagioclase series. It is usually defined as having "%An" (anorthite) between 50 and 70. The specific gravity ranges from 2.71 to 2.74.