Birthstone for the month of June – Moonstone

Moonstone - Birthstone for June

Found all over the world, the moonstone is prized for its blue to white adularescence. It has a lovely soft glow much like moonlight. Despite being a fragile stone, it is a very popular choice for jewellery. It is the birthstone for the month of June. The Moonstone is the popular name given to a gem-quality variety of feldspar- a group of mineral orthoclase. It is composed of alternating layers of orthoclase and albite giving it the appearance of having a soft glow of light, just below the surface of a polished gemstone.

The etymology of moonstone seems self-explanatory. The name came from the lustrous “Moon Light’’ sheen of the adularescence. Moonstone is also known as selenite, a name derived from the Greek, ‘Selene’ meaning ‘’moon’’ and in Hindi as ‘Chandrakant’ meaning ‘’beloved of the moon’’.

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  • Formular- KalSi3O8
  • Crystal System- Monoclinic
  • Chemical composition- Potassium, Aluminum, Silicate
  • Hardness - 6.5 Moh’s Scale
Moonstone are mined extensively in Armenia, Australia, Mexico, Madagascar, Myanmar, India, Sri Lanka, and the United States of America. Among them, Sri Lanka produces the finest quality of moonstones can be colourless, milky white, pale blue or rainbow hued.

Healing Property of Moonstone

Moonstones help regulate the body’s biorhythm and attune to nature’s energy cycles. This birthstone is highly effective in caring for the female reproductive system by enhancing fertility, soothing during pregnancy, alleviating menstrual and menstrual discomfort, balancing the hormonal system and preventing fluid retention. Moonstone has been known to be effective in the treatment of degenerative conditions of the eyes, hair, skin and fleshy organs of the body.
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