Labradorite 8mm Coin Faceted - 15-16 Inch Moroccan Agate although the colors are much

although the colors are much more muted

a 19th-century German professor of chemistry and mineralogy

magnesium and other metals that give it its color

transparent stone

Von Prehn discovered the stone in South Africa in 1774

Labradorite 8mm Coin Faceted - 15-16 Inch Moroccan Agate although the colors are muchLabradorite 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.