1) Beautiful stone 2) Collins novel 3) Cut mineral 4) Decorative stone 5) Feldspar 6) Feldspar variety 7) Felspar 8) Gem in a Wilkie Collins novel 9) Gemstone 10) Gemstone mineral 11) Jewel mineral 12) Jewel 13) Mineral jewel 14) Mineral gemstone 15) Opal alternative 16) Opalescent gem 17) Pearly gem
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1) Opal
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[company] Moonstone is a Japanese visual novel studio known for creating adult-oriented bishōjo games. The founding members of Moonstone had once been members of Circus, a similar visual novel studio. After the establishment of Moonstone, a collaboration project between Moonstone and Circus was set up for Circus` game Suika AS+, and then a...
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[gemstone] Moonstone is a sodium potassium aluminium silicate, with the chemical formula (Na,K)AlSi3O8. ==Etymology== Its name is derived from a visual effect, or sheen, caused by light diffraction within a microstructure consisting of a regular succession of feldspar layers. ==History== Moonstone has been used in jewelry for centuries, inc...
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• (n.) A nearly pellucid variety of feldspar, showing pearly or opaline reflections from within. It is used as a gem. The best specimens come from Ceylon.
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gem-quality feldspar mineral, a mixed sodium and potassium aluminosilicate, (K,Na)AlSi3O8, that shows a silvery or bluish iridescence. Nearly all ...
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Colourless gemstone with a blue sheen from the feldspar family, found mainly in Sri Lanka. Moonstones were very sought after in the late 19thC and were popular with arts and crafts jewellers.
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noun (Min.) A nearly pellucid variety of feldspar, showing pearly or opaline reflections from within. It is used as a gem. The best specimens come from Ceylon.
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A translucent gemstone ranging in colour from whitish-blue to orange. Moonstones are almost always cut as cabochons and were popular in Art Nouveau jewellery. They have a hardness of 6.5-7 on the Mohs Scale
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n] - a transparent or translucent gemstone with a pearly luster
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noun a transparent or translucent gemstone with a pearly luster; some specimens are orthoclase feldspar and others are plagioclase feldspar
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A moonstone is a semi precious gem from the feldspar mineral group that can have a silvery blue iridescences or pearly white lustre. It is commonly used in rings and has been used as jewellery for at least 3000 years with examples being found in ancient Egypt and Asia.
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Also calleda semitransparent or translucent, opalescent, pearly-blue variety of adularia, used as a gem. · any of several adularescent feldspars, as certain varieties of albite, labradorite, or oligoclase, used as gems. · (not used technically) any milky or girasol stone used as a gem.
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