Labradorite Plated 10mm Round Faceted - 15-16 Inch - CLEARANCE hps_02152024 Pietersite has been called the

Pietersite has been called the Tempest Stone for its colors of deep blue and gray with metallic gold and flashes of brilliant chatoyancy as it catches the light

Viking explorers used thin pieces of Iolite as the world’s first polarizing lens to help them determine the exact location of the sun for navigation

and because its hardness has made the stone perfect for beads and cabochons

This later combined with additional silica in the groundwater as well as the minerals that give Mookaite its distinctive colors

which may contain iron oxide

Labradorite Plated 10mm Round Faceted - 15-16 Inch - CLEARANCE hps_02152024 Pietersite has been called theLabradorite 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.