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Moonstone    June Traditional Gem: Alexandrite Modern Gem: Pearl, Moonstone Amazonite MOONSTONES The most sought after moonstones are bluish with a milky tinge. Lesser quality stones are a rather dull grey, sometimes with a hint of yellow. The moonlit, blue-silver sheen was enhanced by cutting the stones as cabochons and setting them in silver mounts.  Moonstones were particularly popular in the art nouveau period, when the fashion was for light, delicate jewellery. They are often seen in conjunction with other stones, including amethysts, aquamarines, chalcedony, emeralds, tourmalines, opals and freshwater or river pearls, and were frequently used to decorate the headings of hair combs, or in earrings, rings and, most beautifully of all, in delicate pendants.           Gemstone Composition Crystal System Density Hardness Refractive index Treatments Sapphire Al2O3           Garnet Group Almandite Andradite Grossular Pyrope Spessartite Uvaravite Tsavorite is often confused with: Peridot Demantoid Emerald Tourmaline Glass Plastic

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