Origin-: Moonstone was named the state gemstone of Florida in 1970 after Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin’s historic landing on the moon. It owes its name to the striking play of light on its surface which changes when the stone is moved.

Other Names-: Water Opal, Fish-eye and wolf’s-eye, “selenite”, “adularia”.

 Color-: Colourless, white, yellow, green, pink or grey, but it always has a white or blue sheen. The coloured varieties mainly comes from India.

Hardness-: 6 on the Mohs scale with the monoclinic crystal structure.

Birthstone-: June and July.

Zodiac Sign-: Gemini, Cancer, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Aquarius and Pisces.

Occurrence-: Pennsylvania and Virginia, USA ,Brazil, the Europe Alps, India, Madagascar, Mexico, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, and Tanzania, with highest quality Moonstone found in Sri Lanka.

Metaphysical Properties-:

• Gentle and calming energy.
• Strengthen intuition and psychic perception.
• Enhance creativity and compensation and enliven inner confidence.
• Brings balance and harmony into your life.
• The rainbow effect draws in a spectrum of light, and can help with bringing in uplifting energy.
• It is said to enhance feminine energies.
• Rainbow Moonstone has been said to have power to grant wishes.
• Brings good fortune.
• Assist in foretelling the future.
• Promotes inspiration.
• Brings success in love as well as business matters.
• Offers protection on land and at sea.
• It can reunite lovers who have quarrelled.
• Moonstone is also considered a good luck stone.
• Moonstone is an excellent stone used in meditation to understand oneself.