Web. 20 Jan. 2011. "Moonstone" American Gem Trade Association. Retrieved 21 January 2011. "Moonstone" International Colored Gemstone Association. Retrieved...

Look up moonstone in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Moonstone may refer to: Moonstone (gemstone), a sodium potassium aluminium silicate Moonstone, Colorado...

an example of the Tyndall effect. Aventurescence Labradorescence Moonstone (gemstone) opalescent. 2019. In Noah Webster's 1828 American Dictionary of...

significant mineral deposits often create a state mineral, rock, stone or gemstone to promote interest in their natural resources, history, tourism, etc....

This is a list of gemstones, organized by species and types. There are over 300 types of minerals that have been used as gemstones. Such as: Actinolite...

A birthstone is a gemstone that represents a person's period of birth, which is usually the month or zodiac sign. Birthstones are often worn as jewelry...

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...

There are many types of gemstones of Pakistan. They can be found among the nation's three mountain ranges - the Hindu Kush, the Himalayas, and the Karakoram...

A cabochon (/ˈkæbuʃɒn/; from Middle French caboche 'head') is a gemstone that has been shaped and polished, as opposed to faceted. The resulting form is...

as well as tourists from the East Coast gathered the moonstones from the many mounds of gemstones washed ashore. It was a popular pastime for amateurs...

The gemstone commonly called rainbow moonstone is more properly a colorless form of labradorite and can be distinguished from "true" moonstone by its...

for example. For many centuries metal such as gold often combined with gemstones, has been the normal material for jewellery, but other materials such...

artificial appearance and are not classed as precious gemstones, but rather "composite" gemstones. Jewelry applications of precious opal can be somewhat...

commissioned on 10 April 1941. She was named for the gemstone moonstone. On 2 May 1941, Moonstone sailed for patrol duty with the Panamanian Sea Frontier...

refracted from a gemstone. It can appear when a suitable stone is cut en cabochon (i.e. shaped and polished, not faceted). A gemstone that exhibits this...

such as aquamarine, moonstone and tourmaline. Colour change is most commonly found in alexandrite, a variety of chrysoberyl gemstones. Other gems also occur...

Phantom. Opened June 7, 1996 nationwide in the aforementioned markets. Moonstone Books published Phantom graphic novels beginning in 2002. Five books,...

The Koh-i-Noor was one of the inspirations for the eponymous gemstone in The Moonstone (1868), a 19th-century British epistolary novel by Wilkie Collins...

began designing pieces there from affordable materials, such as coral, moonstone and minute colored diamond. Quick success led the self-taught Rosenthal...

inclusions of water, sometimes with air bubbles. Agate is a versatile gemstone that is often used in jewelry making. Agate is favored for its durability...

selenite, feldspar, apatite, moonstone, thomsonite and scapolite amongst others. Chatoyancy is not limited to gemstones but can also be found in various...

mourning), tiaras with purple stones (amethyst), white stones (diamond and moonstone) or pearls were also considered appropriate. The words tiara and diadem...

Carolina has occasionally been faceted as a gemstone. Another variety more frequently used as a gemstone is the aventurine-feldspar or sun-stone found...

since Neolithic times. Much valued from antiquity to the present as a gemstone, amber is made into a variety of decorative objects. Amber is used in jewelry...

is the art of securely setting or attaching gemstones into jewelry. There are two general types of gemstone cutting: cabochon and facet. Cabochons are...

1900s. The style is characterised by a large, centrally-placed cabochon gemstone, cameo or intaglio mounted in gold and colourful enamel work, such as basse-taille...

as chalcedony, chrysoprase, moonstone, amethyst, agate, quartz and opals, often cabochon rather than facet-cut gemstones, set in silver in symmetrical...

yellowish-green transparent variety of olivine. Peridot is one of the few gemstones that occur in only one color. Peridot can be found in mafic and ultramafic...

not a concern. Obsidian is also used for ornamental purposes and as a gemstone. It presents a different appearance depending on how it is cut: in one...

high-intensity light sources that tend to maximize the brilliance of gemstones. In popular literature, many superlatives have been used to describe the...