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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] |
