Moonstone<\/a> is a shimmering variety of feldspar, known for the optical effect called adularescence - a soft, luminous glow just below the surface of the stone. The colour ranges from colourless to white, peach, grey or blue, often with a characteristic sheen.<\/p>\n Major deposits include Sri Lanka, India, Madagascar and Myanmar. Moonstone belongs to the orthoclase and albite group within the feldspars, with the chemical formula KAlSi\u2083O\u2088. It has a hardness of 6 to 6.5 on the Mohs scale.<\/p>\n Pink Moonstone, Black Moonstone and Rainbow Moonstone are much sought-after varieties, each with its own gloss effect and colour tone.<\/p>\n Sources: <\/strong> Hand stones are our largest, tumbled and smoothly polished (precious) stones that often sit very well in the hand, which immediately explains the name. Drummed, this size is also called a palm stone or jumbo stone. Often these stones are extra polished or ground after tumbling for a beautiful end result. Despite this consistency, it remains a natural product, so variations in shape, colour and pattern can always occur. This can vary from one type of stone to another.<\/p>\n Generally, handstones have a size between 4 \u00d7 3 \u00d7 2 cm and 6 \u00d7 5 \u00d7 3 cm. Almost all our handstones come from Madagascar, where they are carefully selected and processed. The product photos give a good impression of what to expect. 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Mindat.org<\/a>, Gemdat.org<\/a>, Wikipedia - Moonstone<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n
\nHand stones<\/h3>\n