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Log in. Close cart. Proceed To Checkout. Your cart is currently empty. Some factors should be the focus on before buying any moonstone, which are as follow:.
These are three factors that will help a buyer know that the moonstone they are buying is good. People think that moonstone quality should be shown in their color, semitransparent, or nearly transparent to colorless for a very long time. A perfect moonstone should be transparent and as free of incorporation as possible.
Write Your Comments. Natural stones usually have bubbles and cracks. Remember, that although it is sometimes possible to determine for yourself whether you are looking at a real stone or not, it is better to trust professionals who will accurately determine the authenticity of the moonstone.
And, of course, remember that it is better to buy stones at proven locations with certificates of authenticity. The vast majority of moonstones are cut into smooth domed cabochon shapes to better convey adularescence and color. Sometimes you can also find moonstone in the form of beads. The stones are available in various shapes: Round. Moonstone is not usually made with faces, as it does not show the glimmer for which it is loved by so many. Please note that if the moonstone is cut in the form of a cabochon, the dimensions must be the same and the profile must not be too flat.
Very flat cabochons look bad and have no particular value. Raw moonstones are particularly popular now. They look very natural and are used for laconic and simple decorations. Raw moonstone does not have a pronounced flicker or shine, but it looks very unusual and natural, reminiscent of its natural origins.
Jewelry with this stone is totally unique. Raw moonstone is most often found on sale in white with black or blue inclusions of various sizes. They are definitely moonstones. But if they were round at one time, they definitely aren't now. Do you have an email where I can send you some pictures? Besides, I can always replace them with new stones if I decide it needs it. I might see if I can find a couple loose antique stones white and gray to replace them with.
We'll see! I got this ring at World Market of all places, and it wasn't until after I started getting into moonstone that I realized my favorite ring might be just that. I can see the layers and the flashes of blue in it. I really want to get some genuine moonstone rings, but if I happen to already have one, that would be just awesome!
Can you tell me what you think? Amelia, that is certainly a beautiful rainbow moonstone!! At World Market?? I love that place and now I'll have to look more closely at their jewelry! Enjoy your beautiful Moonstone ring, and thanks for sending the picture! Hi Dawn, I was wondering what exactly "cabochon" is meant to be. I love the cats eye flash though! How is that achieved, even if it is glass?? Thanks, Sarah. Hi, Sarah! Thanks so much for your question! I'm going to write about chatoyant gems "cat's eye" in my blog and will publish that in the next few daysit's almost done.
I find the cat's eye glow in gemstones fascinating and beautiful! Many gemstones can have this effecteverything from Quartz like Tiger's Eye to Emeralds and Sapphires, Alexandrite, Tanzanite, Tourmaline, and many more. It's called cat's eye, or chatoyant gems, because it is a glowing "line" like the iris of a cat. It happens when there are horizontal crystals or fibers inside the gemstone that reflect the light as it moves.
This is similar to asterism, or the "star" effect like in star sapphires. A cabochon is a gemstone cutit's flatter on the bottom and domed on the top, smooth unfaceted and a cabochon really shows off the chatoyancy of a gemstone. Many gems are cut in cabochons, like Moonstonesdomed, so the light enters the stone and creates that beautiful glow inside. Moonstones can have a cat's eye glow, or even a star glow. Generally, the glow of a Moonstone feldspar or Rainbow Moonstone labradorite is called adularescence.
This phenonemon looks like moonlight on water. Glass can be manufactured with tiny filaments inside which can give it a cat's eye look.
Manufacturers have been making this type of glass for a long time and can be found in vintage jewelry, such as many Czech glass stones. Manufacturers can make "simulants" of many gemstoneslike a lot of the opals around today are just glass with opalescent flecks insidelike in all those "opal Hamsa hands" etc.
Glass doesn't have any mineral crystal structures inside, whereas minerals gemstones do. It's really hard to tell a genuine cat's eye gem from a glass stone! The only way to be sure is to have it looked at by a jeweler or gemologist, who can test the stone, or look at it under a microscope.
But the way I see it, if you really love something, does it really matter if it's glass or not? I just think jewelry is to be enjoyed and admired Thanks, Sarah! I hope you enjoy your beautiful watch which may or may not be a genuine moonstonebut you love it, and that's what matters!
Thanks so much for your detailed response Dawn. I do love it and I was thinking the same that I love it one way or the other Enjoy your beautiful watch!
I love cat's eye gems and beads toothey're fascinating! Hi there, I just saw this post and I am thinking this is just glass but would you be able to confirm please?
That is not natural moonstone, but is opalite glass. It's pretty though Hello, I am a gemhunter in Portugal, and have found a number of gems including a new and exciting deposit of mountain turquoise. What is exciting is also due to the fact that the ancient peoples here used and treasured turquoise just as the american indians, Aztecs, Egygotians and others. I also have found recently what I think might be moonstone. It is definitely not quartz, was found in a zone of Feltspar, and has a glow inside of it, so that you cannot see right through to what's behind it.
However, I cannot see the layers. Here is a photo. I'm not sending it to a gemologist to pay money for what should be a simple matter to confirm or not! Many thanks, here is a picture and one also of the turquoise. Hi, Tom! It's great to be a "rock hound" or a gem hunter! And how lucky you are to live in beautiful Portugala great place to find gemstones! I'm sorry--but your link above doesn't work it might be a privacy issue via Google, but I'm not sure , but I did see the turquoise gem on your email.
If you found a glowing gem rough among a zone of Feldspar, than it's very likely that you have either Moonstone or Rainbow Moonstone! Or possibly Labradorite. All are really lovely gemstones. Thank you so much for reading my blog, Tom! Happy gem hunting! Sorry for commenting so late but I ordered this and now I'm so paranoid that it's not actually moonstone. As your eyes are probably much more discerning then mine. I'm sorry, but that's not moonstonethat's opalite.
Moonstones are gemstones and are cut in ovals, rounds, cabochons--things like that If you bought the ring and and like how it looks when you get it, then enjoy your ring!
After all, jewelry is fun to look at and wear--and if you like it, enjoy wearing it! But it's not moonstone. I'm sorrybut thank you for asking! I am genuinely disappointed that it isn't moonstone as this is the first ring I've ever bought.
Sad feelings all around. Glass is very versatile and is faceted and cut all the time! Think of cut-glass goblets or vases, or Swarovski crystal pendants, or faceted crystal rings that look like diamonds, or carved glass skulls and other figurines. Glass is also poured into molds when it's hot. Perhaps your opalite ring was carved, or maybe poured into a moldI'm not sure.
But it's really a pretty iridescent glass, and I'm sure you'll enjoy wearing it. It looks very blue when held against a dark background, and will be golden-white when against a light background. Glass isn't really that fragile, so it can be faceted or cut or polished. It can get scratches in it though. I saw a "recipe" for opalite, and it had about 12 different ingredients in it--some of them harden the glass so it's pretty durable.
If you're unhappy with your ring, you can always send it back and get a refund. I'm sure the seller would be happy to refund you, and if not, Etsy will make sure you receive a refundand if you used Paypal, they also offer purchase protection. If you want to buy a genuine moonstone, or rainbow moonstone, look for gems that are "cabochon" cuts which are domed and are round, oval, even sometimes square and are never perfectly transparent.
These would be set into a typical ring setting prongs or bezel in silver or gold. There will be white "lines" that you can see in the gem most of the time, and flashes of blues and other colors when it's in direct light. But don't be disappointedthink of this as a learning experience! I'm sorry that people online will sell things as "moonstone" when it isn't, but that's why I started my blogto try to help people make informed purchases.
Otherwise, I hope you enjoy your ring! Thanks again, -Dawn. Hi Dawn, I bought these thinking they are labradorite but I believe now I got it wrong, can you please have alook and let me know what you think? Hi, Lisa! The first link worked but I got an "access denied" on the other 2 pictures. However, I can see in the first picture that those are genuine Rainbow Moonstones! And Rainbow Moonstone is a variety of Labradorite! They're definitely not opalite glassso that's great news!
I'm pretty sure those are set in sterling silver, too. VERY nice! Thanks for asking, Lisa! Those are some great looking earringsI hope you enjoy wearing them! Thanks Dawn! Hello I have a gemstone which I am not sure if it is moonstone or opalite. If I send a picture could u recognise. SureI'd be happy to take a look! You can post it here, or send it directly to my email: WabiSabiChic gmail. I'm glad I could help, Aiyra!
Opalite even though it's glass is really pretty thoughit's fun to wear it anyway! The cracks you mentioned about the moonstone. Would they appear as if there was a line going thru it or do they have a crack looking appearance?? I would send u a pic of it just don't have the means to do so. Your article is very informative! Thank you.
If you look at the pictures I've posted here in this blog post, you can see the lines and "cracks" in genuine Moonstone. At the very top of this post is a picture of a Moonstone with very distinct lines. The pictures of more transparent moonstone about halfway down show the white "lines" and "clouds" inside the gems. Sometimes you can see only one line in a Moonstone. Sometimes there are many lines and cracks. In contrast, opalite is translucent or transparent without any lines or layers inside.
And thanks for asking! I recently bought a moonstone that has a cat's eye effect but I want to know your opinion if it really is a moonstone or a catseye stone. How do I send you a picture? Vadi, I have no way to reach you other than via my blogI hope you see this!
In addition to giving you my email, I wanted to just say that yes there are cat's eye moonstones, just like other gemstones like quartz, corundum, apatite, etc. Hello, I recently bought a bracelet made out of moonstone but I think it's opalite because it's pretty clear.
The thing is that it has a weird golden glow in the sunlight and I wanned to ask if that is specific to an opalite or it's actually something else I wrote this message over and over again showing me an error to send it so idk if the last one showed up Hope you see this, I have a really big colection of minerals and gemstones, and it would be really sad for my forth attempt to buy a real moonstone and fail again.
Hi, Maria! I can't say for sure without seeing a picture of your bracelet, but it sounds like opalite. Opalite has a golden look in bright light and will have an overall blue look when held against a dark background or when worn, whereas Moonstones have that distinctive movement of color in bright light--sometimes a white glow like moonlight , sometimes blue, or other colors. If you look at my pictures here of opalite and then genuine Moonstones, does it look like those pictures?
My email is InVogueJewelry gmail. Thanks, Maria! Would love to know if these are real moonstone? Hi, Michelle! So that's great newsall genuine Rainbow Moonstone gemstones! I can see some inclusions in this but was wondering if you could confirm this one? If not, no worries! Hi, Constance! Yes, that's a genuine Rainbow Moonstone ring! And a very interesting and lovely custom setting!! The Chloe opeal ringYes, it's a genuine Ethiopian opal ring!
And a beautiful one at that. Ethiopian opals are SO beautiful and there's a lot of fire and flash in them. Hi, I have just purchased one on Ebay, very difficult to tell so I need your help please. I have contacted the seller and awaiting a reply. Moonstone can be found in lots of locations all around the world. I can't find any specific information about moonstones in Israel no commercial mines but it's very possible that there are moonstones there--I don't know either way. I've also never heard of any sort of glass material given the name "Israeli Moonstone" and can't find it at all online.
If you have a link to this, please send it to me! I'd love to check it out. I am very happy to have found this blog on my first google hit. I was wondering if you could identify the following link as either genuine or fake moonstone please.
Hi, Kelvin! I'm so glad you found my blog and thank you for asking! I looked at that pendant, and I'm sorry to say that it's definitely NOT genuine moonstone, but is "opalite" which is glass. It seems like sellers are calling opalite "opal moonstone" rather than just "moonstone" and it's neither opal nor moonstone, but just glass.
It's pretty though! Thanks again for asking! Hello Dawn!!! I've been looking at your post for days trying to figure this out. It is advertised as rainbow moonstone, but I think it is normal moonstone which is what I'm looking for, anyway. Hi, Bree! Yes, that's a genuine Rainbow Moonstone. So if the seller is listing it as "Rainbow Moonstone" I'm pretty sure it is.
The seller probably bought it as that from a reputable dealer. Thanks again for asking, Bree! Hi, wondering if you would be able to tell if this seller sells genuine gemstones.
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