Moonstone Tumbled Stones, 1 lb Phoenix Publishing Inc Varied natural pieces sold by

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which reflect moonlight

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Like most stone trade names it describes the look

and welcoming the year's first growth

Moonstone Tumbled Stones, 1 lb Phoenix Publishing Inc Varied natural pieces sold byMoonstone's shimmer has a name: adularescence. Thin alternating layers of two feldspars inside the stone scatter light as it passes through, throwing a glow that seems to float below the surface and shift as the stone moves. Tumbling is what makes it obvious. A smooth curved surface is exactly what adularescence needs, which is why moonstone has been cut as a cabochon for as long as anyone has been cutting it, and why tumbled stones show the flash far