Labradorite 8mm Faceted Puff Square A Grade - 15-16 Inch Southern Sky Opals Its soft chatoyancy is reminscent

Its soft chatoyancy is reminscent of the moon's light

Named in honor of Johann Nepomuk von Fuchs

Naturally occuring in hues of blue to green to green with spots and streaks of red

Spinel is a hard vitreous magnesium aluminum oxide

white and clear stones are also seen

Labradorite 8mm Faceted Puff Square A Grade - 15-16 Inch Southern Sky Opals Its soft chatoyancy is reminscentLabradorite is remarkable for the way its aggregate layers refract light, creating iridescent flashes of blue, gold, pale green or copper red. This effect is known as labradorescence, taking its name from the stone. Labradorite is usually gray to green, dark gray, light gray or black. It was discovered in Labrador, Canada in 1770 and named for the area, though it is referenced as a highly revered stone in much older Inuit tribal legends.