Gem quality Moonstone has a silver to blue sheen, a transparent to translucent clarity and a completely colourless matrix. The finest material know as Sri Lankan rainbow moonstone typically displays such a stunning transparent clarity, intense bright blue shimmer and dazzling iridescence that it can be cut as a faceted gemstone. Blue Moonstones in fine qualities are becoming increasingly short in supply and prices are rising accordingly.
More common and affordable is White Moonstone, a translucent to opaque stone with a simpler play of colours.
Moonstone gets its name for its magical shimmering appearance that resembles the moon's ethereal glow.
Moonstone is one of the birthstones for those born in June.
