Moonstone Jewelry Stunning and Mysterious

Moonstones are known for their enchanting play of light. In the trade, the show of light in a moonstone is known as adularescence. It is a mysterious shimmer which always looks different when the stone is moved. In earlier times, people believed they could recognise in it the crescent and waning phases of the moon and the Romans believed that moonlight was trapped in the moonstone.

Most moonstones come from the country of Sri Lanka. Sri Lank moonstones shimmer in pale blue on an almost transparent background. Specimens from India feature a soft interplay of light and shadow on a background of beige-brown, green, orange or brown. These mysterious colors with their pearly luster, make the moonstone an ideal gemstone for jewelery. This gemstone was very popular at the turn of the century during the Art Nouveau movement.

Moonstones are surrounded by mystique and magic and in India they are also regarded as dream stones as the wearer will have beautiful visions at night. In Arabic countries for women, often wearing a moonstone sewn into their clothing helps with fertility.

The moonstone symbolizes our being and with its soft shimmer, the moonstone helps to strengthen our emotional and subconscious parts. It also evokes tender feelings and safeguards the true joys of love. It is said that wearing a moonstone ring strengthens our intuition and our capacity to understand.