Purple Labradorite palmstone

🌌 Labradorite, a feldspar mineral, is an intermediate to calcic member of the plagioclase series. It has an anorthite percentage of between 50 and 70. The specific gravity ranges from 2.68 to 2.72. The streak is white, like most silicates. The refractive index ranges from 1.559 to 1.573 and twinning is common.

✨Color: Blue, Green, Grey, Purple, Yellow, Red, Brown

✨Luster: Vitreous, Pearly

✨Crystal system: Triclinic crystal system

✨Chemical formula: (Na,Ca)₁₋₂Si₃₋₂ O₈

✨Hardness (Mohs hardness scale): 6 – 6.5

✨Mineral class: Labradorite

✨Transparency: Translucent, Transparent 🌎

🌌 It often displays a beautiful iridescent play of colors, which can move as the stone is rotated. Labradorite gemstones usually have a dark base color with metallic-looking color plays of blue, green, yellow, and red. 🌎

🌌Labradorite was first discovered in the late 1700's in Labrador, Canada. Since then, deposits have been noted in Finland, Russia, Australia, Mexico, United States and Madagascar.

🌌Legend: It is said that according to Eskimo Indian legend, the northern lights were freed from Labradorite.

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