Rainbow Moonstone Research Paper

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Rainbow moonstone was the very first gemstone I picked up and felt called to. It was so beautiful the way the colors were captured in the light. While rainbow moonstone caught my eye, moonstone comes in so many beautiful colors and types making it a powerful and diverse stone. Geologically speaking moonstone is a mix of two feldspar species, being itself a feldspar. Orthoclase is the first and is a main “ingredient” in granite. It is also used to make several types of porcelain and ceramic. Albite the other mineral isn’t as widely used but is found in some metamorphic mineral deposits. Moonstone occurs in a multitude of places around the world. These being as close as The United States for me and as far away as Australia. Historically

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