Labradorite AAA Grade 4mm Round - 15-16 InchLabradorite is remarkable for the way its aggregate layers refract light, creating iridescent flashes of blue, gold, pale green or copper red. This effect is known as labradorescence, taking its name from the stone. Labradorite is usually gray to green, dark gray, light gray or black. It was discovered in Labrador, Canada in 1770 and named for the area, though it is referenced as a highly revered stone in much older Inuit tribal legends.

It is highly prized for its beautiful combinations of colors and for its opalescence — the pearly luster of the opaque stone

was inspired by the stone and chose it for the interior decorations of Marlborough House in England

microcrystalline form of Quartz

Morganite gets its pink hue from the presence of manganese or cesium in the stone

commonly with inclusions of copper in speckled patterns throughout the stone

blue-greens and greens swirled with yellow-green

greenish yellow

and rose along with deep maroon dendrites

It is believed to hold earth and fire energies and to aid in remaining calm and grounded

but can be distinguished by its structure and its lower relative hardness

Peter the Great set up Russia's first spa in Karelia to make use of the water purifying properties of shungite

It is considered a stone of love and has been called the Stone of the Compassionate Heart