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Moonstone: A glamorous look

Moonstone is enchanting! When one thinks of gemstones, they don’t generally think of them as being innately male or female. They don’t look at an emerald stone and believe, “Wow, that’s a male mineral.” Or upon seeing a lapis lazuli say, “Look at the feminine curves of that rock.It could be mentioned that moonstone is actually the most feminine of all other gemstones. There is no denying that moonstone’s origin, healing properties, and mental abilities are rooted in the female spirit.

For example, Moonstone is soft, both in color and in its ability to be easily scratched—as are most women. Say a harsh word to a woman and she will wear that “scratch” for as long as her memory holds out. Moonstone’s natural colors are white, blues, pinks and yellows. Also, moonstone is associated with great goddesses of the world. Aphroselene is a moonstone named after the goddesses of Aphrodite by the Greeks. This is love. additionally Selene

(moon).

Women may benefit from the moonstone’s possibly powerful curative properties. The strong and natural hormonal balance in women promoted by it. Moonstone also helps in alleviating menstrual cramps, promotes fertility, and helps to ensure an easy pregnancy and safe delivery.

It is said that moonstone alleviates fears, just as a good parent calms the fear of a child frightened by the dark. When the moon is high it thought that the stone enocourages people to fall deeply in love and see their future together. What an amazing stone!

Its name is derived from a visual effect, or sheen, caused by light reflecting internally in the moonstone from layer inclusion of different feldspars. Pliny mentions stones called astrion, astriotes and ceraunia, and these were very probably what we now know as moonstone. He describes the first two as being transparent, like rock crystal, but with a bright white spot that appears to move as the stone is rotated and twisted in the fingers.

View jewelry made with Moonstone at Ninas Jewelry Designs.

An example of a beautful Agate Earings can be seen at Nina Blooms Design Jewelry. Agate stones are formed in volcanic rocks from as nodules in ancient lava flows.  These volcanically formed cavities are filled with layers of silica, much of the time forming solid, stripped and dendrite appearances. These attractive patterns make agate beautiful and unqiue.

The myths and attractiveness of Agate

Thought to be one of the oldest stones in recorded history, agate is part of the quartz family, and comes in a rainbow of colors. Almost twenty varieties of agate are known to exist. A few of them includes Montana agate, plume agate, India black skin, and crazy lace agate. Agate is mined in Idar-Oberstein in Germany mostly, where it has been mined for over 450 years, but it is naturally found all over the world. Agate Jewelry is stunning!

Many believe agate is a powerful emotional healer. It is believed that this stone can cure the sting of scorpion and also cure people bitten by snake. This stone helps in the promotion of honesty and stamina as well as relief from insomnia and stomach aches. Those born under the zodiac sign of Gemini—the twins—are encouraged to wear this stone since it will help keep them calm and focused. When making an important decision, you should carry this stone. The agate is even the birthstone for the people born in the month of September.

Agate is thought to be the best stone no matter the clothing because it comes in quite a variety of colors. An agate stone has many various colors inlcuding soft pinkst, rusty reds, creamy whites and sometimes blue shades. Every gem has its own stripes of color and this is referred to as a having a drusy. (also spelled “druzy”) Lapidaries often cut a small part of the drusy out of the stone and this part is then sold in jewelry stores or by artisans who handcraft jewelry.