Moonstone, Peach, Natural, Faceted Mini Cube, 2.5mm

This price is for one strand 15 to 16 inches long

2.5mm cube bead strands have about 155 pieces

Moonstone is a sodium potassium aluminum silicate mineral from the feldspar group. What sets moonstone apart from other gemstones is adularescence, a shimmering optical phenomenon where light hits thin, alternating microscopic layers of orthoclase and albite feldspar inside the stone. As light enters, it scatters between these layers, creating a billowy white or blue sheen that appears to move across the surface as you rotate the stone.

While classic moonstone is famed for its clear body and icy blue glow, feldspar minerals naturally form in a rich spectrum of colors depending on trace mineral inclusions like iron or manganese. Colored moonstones offer a warm, earthy alternative to traditional white gems.

Major deposits are mined in Sri Lanka, famous for high-clarity blue moonstones, India, Madagascar, Myanmar, and the United States.

In 1970, the Florida Legislature designated the moonstone as its official state gemstone to commemorate the Apollo 11 Moon landing on July 20, 1969

Moonstone is one of the three official birthstones for the month of June, alongside pearl and alexandrite

Hardness 6-6.5

This is a natural stone that has had no treatment other than cutting, drilling, and polishing

The source of these beads is India and they are cut, drilled and polished in China