moonstone

[moon-stohn]

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noun

Also called precious moonstone.��a semitransparent or translucent, opalescent, pearly-blue variety of adularia, used as a gem.
any of several adularescent feldspars, as certain varieties of albite, labradorite, or oligoclase, used as gems.
(not used technically) any milky or girasol stone used as a gem.

moonstone

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noun

a gem variety of orthoclase or albite that is white and translucent with bluish reflections

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Word History and Origins

Origin of moonstone¹

First recorded in 1625–35; moon + stone

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I don't know if you remember, but at the end you give her a moonstone.

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It could be something I might actually want, like a silver ring with a moonstone.

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“Amari! Rumor has it someone’s getting a moonstone badge today. Is it you?”

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Then we searched for its namesake moonstones, which aren’t true moonstone gems, but a variety of quartz.

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During breakfast he got down on one knee, with a moonstone ring gifted to him for the occasion from a friend there.

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�� is moonstone?

Moonstone is a variety of gemstone that’s commonly milky white with a blue, silver, or multicolored iridescent tint.It is a variety of the mineral feldspar (more specifically, adularia or orthoclase).Moonstones can be transparent or semitransparent. More transparent moonstones are typically more valuable and higher in price.The moonstone is one of the birthstones for the month of June, along with pearl and alexandrite. It’s associated with the zodiac signs Gemini and Cancer.The word moonstone is also sometimes used to refer to other varieties of feldspar, or, less technically, to any milky-colored gemstone.Example: I have a moonstone ring that gives off a blue shine when it catches the light.

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