Spectrolite
Name for a variety of labradorite with strong labradorescence due to very fine exsolution of alkali feldspar. The name spectrolite was once coined as a…
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Mermaid labradorite
Fantasy name for pink-purple labradorite. Not a distinct species but yet another made-up designation to sell certain labradorite more expensively. In this case it is…
Galaxite / Galaxyite
Commercial name primarily used on esoteric websites for a stone that resembles a type of crystalline labradorite, hence also called micro-labradorite. Small feldspar crystals are…
Andesine labradorite
Andesine is a natural mineral that, like labradorite, belongs to the feldspar group. Today the market offers gemstones made of andesine (or andesine labradorite) that…
Analysis: Rainbow moonstone
Genuine moonstone or white labradorite? At the bottom of the page you find a summary of the main points of this analysis. Rainbow moonstone is…
