Chalcedony & Moonstone

Simple Yet Functional

 

Chalcedony tinged with Moonstone conjurs up an image of fantasy and myth. Chalcedony is a name for all cryptocrystalline (fine-grained) quartzes as well as the name of a specific gemstone in that class. The actual chalcedony gemstones come in a range of blue-white-gray hues.

Originally shaped into knives, tools, and containers and used predominantly in South America, chalcedony eventually was used as an adornment, sometimes even carved into cameos.

Moonstone is steeped in history and was regarded by the Romans as a gem carved from the Moon. Moonstone is a variety of feldspar and the shimmer, which is called schiller or adularescence, is caused by the intergrowth of two different types of feldspar, with different refractive indexes.

They come in a variety of colours. The body colour can range from colorless to gray, brown, yellow, green, or pink. The clarity ranges from transparent to translucent.

The beauty about gems such as these is that again they are not expensive. Beaytiful, simple and fashioned to a high standard they are suitable to be worn by men and women of all ages. Chalcedony & Moonstone is stylish yet timeless. A typical piece like the one above retails for a mere £24.00 so it will not break the family budget and it makes a perfect gift for someone you love.