Moonstone: Feldspar's Crystal Form by GIA

Moonstone: Feldspar's Crystal Form by GIA

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Moonstone: Feldspar’s Crystal Form by GIA. What makes feldspar’s crystal form so special? In this video, learn about the characteristics and properties of feldspar crystals that set them apart from other gemstones. In fact, these crystals are a type of moonstone crystal composed of minerals found in the Earth’s crust. As a variety of the feldspar-group mineral orthoclase, moonstone can be found in Tanzania, among other locations around the world, and is a highly prized gem. Appreciate the most appealing aspect of the feldspar crystal moonstone: the soft, billowy adularescence that gives this gem its unique qualities. Though other feldspar minerals can also show adularescence, blue moonstone adularescence is more desirable than white.

Learn more about moonstone with GIA’s gem encyclopedia: http://www.gia.edu/moonstone
• Moonstone Quality Factors: http://www.gia.edu/moonstone-quality-factor
• Moonstone Description: http://www.gia.edu/moonstone-description
• Moonstone Buyer’s Guide: http://www.gia.edu/moonstone#buyers-guide
• Moonstone History and Lore: http://www.gia.edu/moonstone-history-lore
• Moonstone Care and Cleaning Guide: http://www.gia.edu/moonstone-care-cleaning

The Official GIA Channel on YouTube is also a great resource for moonstone knowledge
• Moonstone Adularescence: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJ2qomzJ5Pk
• Moonstone’s Properties: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7akovqGNMc
• Moonstone’s Rare Phenomena: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBzxly0E0MI&index=2&list=PLWlzLnp9A9J1Lk13CYfy3NNHjoMMWkAar
• Constantin Wild | Lovely Tanzanian Moonstone: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNyVTbjtyt8

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• Sapphire and Ruby Mine in Palin, Cambodia: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKX-Zpg3nOo
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