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Moonstone Computing Games
Moonstone may refer to: * Moonstone (gemstone), a sodium potassium aluminium silicate * Moonstone as belomorite, one of the varieties of plagioclase * Moon rock, a rock which was once part of the Moon Arts and entertainment Fictional entities * Moonstone, Colorado, a town in ''The Song of the Lark (novel), The Song of the Lark'' by Willa Cather * Moonstone (comics), the name of two Marvel Comics universe characters * Moonstone, a plot element in The Vampire Diaries (season 2), season 2 of ''The Vampire Diaries'' * Moonstone Opal, a plot element in ''Tangled The Series'' * Moonstone, a setting in Erin Hunter's Warriors (arc), ''Warriors'' story arc * Moonstone, an artifact in the Lone Wolf (gamebooks), ''Lone Wolf'' gamebooks Film and television * The Moonstone (1909 film), ''The Moonstone'' (1909 film), by William Nicholas Selig, probably lost * The Moonstone (1915 film), ''The Moonstone'' (1915 film), by Frank Hall Crane * The Moonstone (1934 film), ''The Moonstone'' (1934 film) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moonstone (gemstone)
Moonstone is a sodium potassium aluminium silicate minerals, silicate ((Na,K)AlSi3O8) of the feldspar group that displays a pearly and opalescence, opalescent Lustre (mineralogy)#Schiller, schiller. An alternative name for moonstone is hecatolite (from goddess Hecate). Etymology The name ''moonstone'' derives from the stone's characteristic visual effect, called adularescence (or schiller), which produces a milky, bluish interior light. This effect is caused by light diffraction through alternating layers of orthoclase and albite within the stone. The diffracted light varies from white to blue, depending on the thinness of the albite layers. More technically, this micro-structure consists of regular exsolution layers (lamellae) of different alkali feldspars (orthoclase and sodium-rich plagioclase). Polished moonstones often display chatoyancy ("cat's eye" effect), where a luminous streak appears through the stone. Asterism (gemology), Asterism is rare and produces four-legged ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Moonstone
''The Moonstone: A Romance'' by Wilkie Collins is an 1868 British epistolary novel. It is an early example of the modern detective novel, and established many of the ground rules of the modern genre. Its publication was started on 4 January 1868 and was completed on 8 August 1868. The story was serial (literature), serialised in Charles Dickens's magazine ''All the Year Round.'' Collins adapted ''The Moonstone'' for the stage in 1877. Etymology The Moonstone of the title is a diamond (not to be confused with the semi-precious Moonstone (gemstone), moonstone gem). It has gained its name from its association with the Hindu mythology, Hindu god of the Moon, Chandra. It is protected by three hereditary guardians on the orders of Vishnu, and waxes and wanes in brilliance along with the light of the Moon. Plot outline Rachel Verinder, a young English woman, inherits a large Indian diamond on her eighteenth birthday. It is a legacy from her uncle, a corrupt British army officer who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lunar Society Moonstones
The ''Moonstones'' () are a set of nine carved sandstone memorials to various members of the Lunar Society. Made in 1998, and unveiled in March 1999, they can be viewed in the grounds of the Asda supermarket in Queslett, Great Barr, Birmingham, England. They are visible from the highway, when travelling from Aldridge Road into Queslett Road, toward the Scott Arms, and face outwards from the supermarket. They depict nine members of the Society and attributes connected with their work, in order from Aldridge Road round to Queslett Road: *Josiah Wedgwood: portrait and three women from a jasperware design *Erasmus Darwin: portrait and design for horizontal windmill *Samuel "John" Galton, Samuel Galton: colour wheel *William Murdoch, William Murdock: steam Traction engine#Road locomotive, road locomotive *Matthew Boulton: medal with his portrait *James Watt: portrait and steam engine *Joseph Priestley: laboratory equipment *James Keir: crystals *William Withering: foxglove, with wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moonstone (horse)
Moonstone (foaled 3 March 2005) is an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare best known for her win in the Irish Oaks. Unraced as a two-year-old, her six-race track career lasted from April to October 2008. After finishing second in a maiden race on her debut she ran fourth in the Musidora Stakes and second in The Oaks before recording her first and only victory in the Irish Oaks. She finished unplaced in two subsequent races and was retired from racing at the end of the year. As a broodmare she has produced several good winners including US Army Ranger. Background Moonstone is a bay mare with a white blaze bred in England by the Somerset-based Britton House Stud. As a foal in December 2006 she was put up for auction at Tattersalls and was bought for 700,000 guineas by Dermot "Demi" O'Byrne on behalf of John Magnier's Coolmore Stud organisation. The filly was sent into training with Aidan O'Brien at Ballydoyle. Like many Coolmore horses, the details of Moonstone's ownersh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cambria, California
Cambria () is a seaside village in San Luis Obispo County, California, United States midway between San Francisco and Los Angeles along California State Route 1 (Highway 1). The name Cambria, chosen in 1869, is the Latin name for Wales (Welsh, ''Cymru''). Cambria is situated amidst Monterey pines in one of only three such native forests. The town previously had gone by the names of Slabtown, Rosaville, San Simeon, and Santa Rosa. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined the unincorporated community as a census-designated place (CDP). The CDP of Cambria had a population of 5,678 at the 2020 census, down from 6,032 at the 2010 census. Name A tribal site on present-day Cambria was named ''tsɨtkawayu'', Obispeño for "place of the horses". The American settlement was originally known as Slabtown, with the town later known as Cambria centered at the Leffingwell cove of today's northern Moonstone Beach, which beach also featured a wharf. Because ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moonstone Beach
Moonstone Beach was a tourist attraction in the beach community of Redondo Beach, California from the late 1880s to the early 1920s. Historical attraction Storms had deposited the moonstones along the beach from the Hermosa Beach city boundary south to about Diamond Street in Redondo Beach. Moonstones belong to the mineral family of feldspars that provide almost two-thirds of all stones on Earth. As the City of Redondo Beach took shape, visitors day-tripping from Los Angeles 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 and gemologists alike. Although not very attractive in their natural state, the stones could be cut and polished into beautiful jewelry. One such case involved a local carpenter who sent a moonstone brooch in 1911 to his fiancé living in New York City. The carpenter persuaded his fiancé to join him in Southern California as his bride as he bragged abo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moonstone, California
Westhaven-Moonstone is a census-designated place (CDP) located in Humboldt County, California, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 1,205, up from 1,044 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which, over 99% of it is land. Demographics 2010 The 2010 United States Census reported that Westhaven-Moonstone had a population of 1,205. The population density was . The racial makeup of Westhaven-Moonstone was 1,083 (89.9%) White, 9 (0.7%) African American, 39 (3.2%) Native American, 18 (1.5%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 10 (0.8%) from other races, and 46 (3.8%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 53 persons (4.4%). The Census reported that 1,205 people (100% of the population) lived in households, and none (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and none (0%) were institutionalized. There were 548 households, out of which 128 (23.4%) had children under ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount St
Mount is often used as part of the name of specific mountains, e.g. Mount Everest. Mount or Mounts may also refer to: Places * Mount, Cornwall, a village in Warleggan parish, England * Mount, Perranzabuloe, a hamlet in Perranzabuloe parish, Cornwall, England People * Mount (surname) * William L. Mounts (1862–1929), American lawyer and politician Computing and software * Mount (computing), the process of making a file system accessible * Mount (Unix), the utility in Unix-like operating systems which mounts file systems Books * '' Mount!'', a 2016 novel by Jilly Cooper Displays and equipment * Mount, a fixed point for attaching equipment, such as a hardpoint on an airframe * Mounting board, in picture framing * Mount, a hanging scroll for mounting paintings * Mount, to display an item on a heavy backing such as foamcore, e.g.: ** To pin a biological specimen, on a heavy backing in a stretched stable position for ease of dissection or display ** To prepare dead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moonstone, Ontario
Moonstone is an unincorporated community in Oro-Medonte, a township in Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada. Moonstone is located 20 minutes north of Barrie and 15 minutes from Orillia Orillia () is a city in Ontario, Canada, about 30 km (18 mi) north-east of Barrie in Simcoe County. It is located at the confluence of Lake Couchiching and Lake Simcoe. Although it is geographically located within Simcoe County, the city is a Lis .... Moonstone is also accessible via Highway 400, and is a popular destination for skiers, snowboarders and winter enthusiasts visiting nearby Mount St. Louis Moonstone Ski Resort. The community has an elementary school and a community park which includes basketball courts, climbing structures, swings, and a football field. The community hosts a variety of annual events including a Santa Claus parade and an Easter egg hunt. References {{authority control Communities in Simcoe County ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moonstone Books
Moonstone Books is an American comic book, graphic novel, and prose fiction publisher based in Chicago focused on pulp fiction comic books and prose anthologies as well as horror and western tales. The company began publishing creator-owned comics in 1995, and since 2001 has also published material based on a number of licensed properties, including ''Zorro'', ''Doc Savage'', '' The Avenger'', '' Buckaroo Banzai'', '' Bulldog Drummond'', '' Kolchak: The Night Stalker'', '' Mr. Moto'', ''Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar'', ''The Phantom'', '' Honey West'' and several titles based in White Wolf's World of Darkness. Participants Moonstone's editor-in-chief is Joe Gentile, who frequently writes his own stories for their comics. Frequent writers, artists, and colorists for their books include Eric M. Esquivel, Dave Ulanski, Mike Bullock, Chuck Dixon, Amin Amat, Ben Raab, Rafael Nieves, Renato Guerra, Peter David, Graham Nolan, David Gallaher, Eric Theriault, EricJ, Nancy Hold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moonstone (imprint)
HarperCollins Publishers LLC is a British–American publishing company that is considered to be one of the " Big Five" English-language publishers, along with Penguin Random House, Hachette, Macmillan, and Simon & Schuster. HarperCollins is headquartered in New York City and London and is a subsidiary of News Corp. The company's name is derived from a combination of the firm's predecessors. Harper & Brothers, founded in 1817 in New York, merged with Row, Peterson & Company in 1962 to form Harper & Row, which was acquired by News Corp in 1987. The Scottish publishing company William Collins, Sons, founded in 1819 in Glasgow, was acquired by News Corp in 1987 and merged with Harper & Row to form HarperCollins. The logo for the firm combines the fire from Harper's torch and the water from Collins' fountain. HarperCollins operates publishing groups in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, India, and China, and publishes under various impr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moonstone (company)
Moonstone is a Japanese visual novel studio known for creating adult-oriented bishōjo games. The founding members of Moonstone had once been members of Circus, a similar visual novel studio. After the establishment of Moonstone, a collaboration project between Moonstone and Circus was set up for Circus' game '' Suika AS+'', and then another collaboration project between the two companies was set up for Moonstone's game ''Gift''. On 2009 Moonstone established the sub-brand Moonstone Cherry, which focuses on nukige titles. Games produced By Moonstone *''Ashita Deatta Shōjo'' (May 30, 2003) *''Imōto Watashi, Donna Koto Datte...'' (November 28, 2003) *''Doko e Iku no, Ano Hi'' (June 25, 2004) *''Gift A gift or present is an item given to someone (who is not already the owner) without the expectation of payment or anything in return. Although gift-giving might involve an expectation of reciprocity, a gift is intended to be free. In many cou ...'' (May 27, 2004) **'' Gift Rai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
