Labradorite 6mm Double Heart Faceted - 15-16 InchLabradorite 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.

It is believed to bring the wearer water energy and to promote flow

there may not be a more beautiful blue-and-brown combination than that of Terra Agate

reddish to browns

First described in 1881

from deep oranges to creamy off to white tones

brown to golden-yellow hydrous potassium iron titanium silicate mineral

They are all silicate minerals

and the green color is caused by a reaction in the stone when the chrome is introduced to water

Quartz has been highly valued by virtually every civilization throughout history

it may appear in white

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It is a particularly unusual gem because it exhibits a special optical property known as "tenebrescence