Moonstone Braid Bracelet

Description

Moonstone, also called Hecatolite, is a sodium potassium aluminium silicate and belongs to the feldspar group. The name Moonstone comes from the light diffraction within the micro-structure of albite lamellae, (feldspar layers) that create a blue shimmer reflected on the surface of the stone – a phenomena referred to as adularesence, or more commonly, “Blue Flash”. Moonstone is composed of orthoclase and albite, two feldspar species that separate into stacked, alternating layers as the newly formed mineral cools. This gem has been used for jewelry purposes for millennia – both the Romans and Greeks associated the stone with their lunar deities.