2.78 ct Moonstone with 2.22 ct White/Blue Sapphire Pendant in 18k White Gold
Center Stone: Moonstone
Category: Feldspar
Color: Adularescent with a silvery or bluish sheen
Cut: Cabochon
Clarity: Translucent
Shape: Round
Weight: 2.78 ct
Treatment: None
Side Stones: Sapphire
Weight: 2.22 tcw
Category: Corundum
Color: White / Blue
Cut: Round - Brilliant
Clarity: Eye Clean
Metal Type: 18k White Gold
Metal Weight: 5.15 grams
Setting Type: Prong
Metal Finish: Bright Polished & Rhodium Plated
Make: Handcrafted in Tanzania
Care for Moonstone Jewelry
Throughout history Moonstone has captivated the hearts of jewelers for its dreamy iridescence. Moonstone is a soft stone and when it’s not taken care of, it won’t be as gleaming as the first time you set eyes on it. To maintain the brilliance you fell in love with, you must protect, clean, charge, and store the gem properly so you’ll be able to enjoy its beauty and wisdom for many years to come. Here’s how:
When cleaning the house, lifting heavy items, or participating in strenuous activities, it is best to remove your Moonstone jewelry as it may be exposed to housecleaning products and high heat that may cause scratches and breaks. If you’re not wearing it, store your Moonstone in a felt-lined jewelry box with many compartments to keep your jewelry from rubbing against one another. Wrap each piece in soft cloth or felt and if your Moonstone jewelry has shown visible scratches, ask your jeweler for a repolish to bring back its luster.
Take note that ultrasonic and steam cleaners cannot be used for Moonstone. What you may use though is warm soapy water for cleaning. Or you may opt for a gentle, non-acid based jewelry cleaner or several drops of dish detergent mixed with water. First off, soak your Moonstone in the cleaning solution for 2 to 5 minutes. Then, gently remove the stone and dry with a soft cloth.
Moonstone Mineral Info
Moonstone is colorless, very translucent, or almost perfectly transparent feldspar, which in certain direction reflects a bluish, milky light, that has been compared to the light of the moon. Moonstone is a potassium feldspar of the orthoclase species with white shimmer, similar to moonshine (therefore the name), called adularescence. Only specimens which show this sheen in a typical manner are cut as gems. To display the beauty of this stone to the best possible advantage , it is cut with a convex, polished surface of moderately strong curvature about the face which exhibits the sheen.
Moonstone Spiritual Meaning
Moonstone is a very ethereal and deeply feminine stone that channels the moon. A stone for new beginnings and deep intuition, Moonstone brings you back to calmness, wholeness, and the sacred feminine. Moonstone is a stone of inner growth and strength. It soothes emotional instability and stress, and stabilizes the emotions, providing calmness. Moonstone enhances intuition, promotes inspiration, success and good fortune in love and business matters. Moonstone is a lovely stone that boasts many healing powers and is worn to keep life stress-free and balanced.