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ÿþ<div style="margin-top:-10px;"> <div style="margin:5px 0px 7px 15px; float:right;"> <a href="http://www.mylovelybeads.com/php/newsletter/200906/moonstone1.html" title="Moonstone Gem" target=_blank> <img style="float:none; margin:0;" src="/images/newsletter/200906/moonstone1_s.jpg" width="100" height="100" alt="Moonstone Gem"></a> <br> <div style="text-align:center; margin-top:2px; font-size:10px;"> <a href="http://www.mylovelybeads.com/php/newsletter/200906/moonstone1.html" title="Moonstone Gem" target=_blank>click to enlarge</a> </div> </div> <p> Not <a href="http://www.mylovelybeads.com/php/newsletter/en/200806.html" target=_blank> only pearl</a>, but also moonstone is the gem of June. Its name is derived from a visual effect, or sheen, caused by light reflecting internally in the moonstone from layer inclusion of different feldspars. </p> <p> The moonstone is actually the feldspar variety known as "adularia", that was first found in the European Alps near the Adula Group - hence the name "adularia". Another synonym for moonstone is "selenite", from the Greek word for "moon" - <i>SELENE</i>. Moonstone can be numerous colors, including grey, white, pink, green and brown, but the most valuable is deep blue. </p> </div> <div style="margin:5px 15px 7px 0px; float:left;"> <a href="http://www.mylovelybeads.com/php/newsletter/200906/moonstone2.html" title="Moonstone Tumbled Pebbles" target=_blank> <img style="float:none; margin:0;" src="/images/newsletter/200906/moonstone2_s.jpg" width="100" height="100" alt="Moonstone Tumbled Pebbles"></a> <br> <div style="text-align:center; margin-top:2px; font-size:10px;"> <a href="http://www.mylovelybeads.com/php/newsletter/200906/moonstone2.html" title="Moonstone Tumbled Pebbles" target=_blank>click to enlarge</a> </div> </div> <p> Deposits of moonstone are found in many countries and places: the European Alps, Brazil, India, Mexico, Myanmar, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, the USA (specifically Pennsylvania and Virginia) and Tanzania. However, it is Sri Lanka that produces the highest quality moonstones. </p> <p> Moonstone was very popular in the early twentieth century, moonstone was used extensively in Art Nouveau jewelry (1890-1915). As with most jewelry of this period, each gem was significant: the diamonds symbolized eternity; the turquoise, true love; and the moonstones, innocence. </p> <p> By the way, Wilkie Collins' exotic mystery classic, The Moonstone, published in 1868, isn't about a moonstone at all, but rather an enormous yellow diamond, stolen from an Indian shrine. </p> =============================================================== Moonstone is typically a potassium aluminium silicate, with the chemical formula KAlSi3O8. The most common moonstone is of the mineral adularia. The plagioclase feldspar oligoclase also produces moonstone specimens. The sheen is caused by light reflecting internally in the moonstone from layer inclusions of different feldspars. This mineral is also the birthstone for June. Color Can be numerous colors, including grey, white, pink, green and brown, but the most valuable are deep blue. ======================= C==K9 :0<5=L  B0;8A<0= @>482H8EAO 2 ?>;=>;C=85. &25B: <8=5@0; >1@07C5B ?@>7@0G=K5 ?@87<0B8G5A:85 8;8 ?;0AB8=G0BK5 :@8AB0;;K A 3>;C1>20B>-15;K<, «;C==K<» <5@F0=85< ?>25@E=>AB8. >MB><C ;C==K9 :0<5=L =07K20NB 8=>340 «@K1L8< 3;07><». AB@5G0NBAO :@8AB0;;K 8 A25B;>-65;B>3> F25B0. @>8AE>645=85 =0720=8O: 0720=85 40=> 70 A8ONI85 3>;C1K5 ?5@5;82K (8@870F8N). !>>B25BAB285 7=0:C >480:0: > AB0@8==><C ?>25@LN, ;C==K9 :0<5=L  :0<5=L AG0ABLO 8 1;03>?>;CG8O B5E, :B> @>48;AO 2 8N=5. 7 8AB>@88 :0<=O.  ;C==>< :0<=5 ACI5AB2C5B <=>65AB2> ;535=4. >2>@OB, =0?@8<5@, GB> =0 53> ?>25@E=>AB8 ?>O2;O5BAO 15;>5 ?OB=>, @0ABCI55 ?> <5@5 B>3>, :0: C25;8G8205BAO A8O=85 C=K 4> ?>;=>;C=8O.  MB> 2@5<O : :0<=N 2>72@0I0NBAO <038G5A:85 A8;K. > AC525@=><C ?@540=8N, ;C==K9 :0<5=L 2>?;>I05B ?>;>68B5;L=K5 A2>9AB20 C=K 8 ?@8=>A8B AG0ABL5 2A5<, :B> =5 AB@0405B 1>;57=5==>9 <5GB0B5;L=>ABLN 8 :0?@87=>ABLN. 3> E>@>H> =>A8BL ;N4O<, 8<5NI8< B25@4K9 E0@0:B5@ 8 =5B5@?8<>ABL.  @><0=5 #8;:8 >;;8=70 «C==K9 :0<5=L» 65;BK9 0;<07 =5?@028;L=> =0720= ;C==K< :0<=5<. 5G51=K5 A2>9AB20: @0GC5B 1>;57=8 ?>G5:. ><>305B ?@8 8AB>I5=8OE =5@2=>9 A8AB5<K. 5:><5=4C5BAO ?@8 ?0@0;8G5, >B5:0E, 701>;520=8OE :@>28, 15AA>==8F5, 0@B@8B0E, ;8E>@04>G=KE A>AB>O=8OE, 8=D5:F8>==KE 701>;520=8OE, A5?A8A5, 0AB<5, 1>;57=OE ?>72>=>G=8:0, E@>=8G5A:>< 2>A?0;5=88 <8=40;8=, ?5@5;><0E 8 2>A?0;5=88 :>AB=KE B:0=59, 701>;520=8OE ?5G5=8 8 65;G=KE ?CB59  >AB@KE 8 E@>=8G5A:8E, 65;BCE5. @54>E@0=O5B >B M?8;5?A88 8 4@C38E A:>@>B5G=KE =5@2=KE ?@8ABC?>2. 8AB8G5A:85 A2>9AB20: ;C==K9 :0<5=L A8<2>;878@C5B <038G5A:CN A8;C ;C==KE ?>;59 8 ?>MB><C AG8B05BAO A0<K< ?>4E>4OI8< 4;O B5E, :B> @>48;AO 2 ?>;=>;C=85 [?@028BL] 5AB>@>645=8O 8=5@0; MB>B G@572KG09=> @54>:. @8AB0;;K A 2KA>:8< :0G5AB2>< ?>ABC?0NB 3;02=K< >1@07>< 87 (@8-0=:8.
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