Labradorite Necklace with 18K Gold Spacers and Vintage India Gold Bead Accents
The iridescent denim colors of labradorite are the perfect complement for the blue jeans girl who wants to dress it up a bit. Accented with 18K gold, the gem stones in this graduated opera-length necklace pick up even the lowest available light (think candlelight supper) and return it to the observer in the form of pure mystery. In other words, they won't be able to take their eyes off of you!
designer: atelier bento
details:
item: N 00026
availability: SOLD
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about Labradorite:
Labradorite belongs to the feldspar mineral group (including moonstone, sunstone, aventurine and amazonite) and is characterized by its beautiful play of color, known as labradorescence. The stone has a hardness of 6-6.5 on the Mohs scale and refracts light in the form of iridescent flashes of blues, greens and gold.
Labradorite was "discovered" in Labrador in the late 18th century by missionaries who named it for the area. It is, however, referenced in legends of the aboriginal peoples of Newfoundland and Labrador. Lore of the Inuit peoples claim Labradorite fell from the frozen fire of the Aurora Borealis, an ordinary stone that transforms to the extraordinary, shimmering in a mystical light that separates the waking world from unseen realms.
Rarer varieties of labradorite include golden labradorite, a transparent gold or champagne-color, and spectrolite, an intense variety displaying the entire color spectrum, discovered in Finland in the 1940s.
partial source: Robert Simmons & Naisha Ahsian, The Book of Stones (Berkley, CA: North Atlantic Books, 2007)
partial source: http://www.crystalvaults.com
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