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An etherial, misty grey, with flashes of blue, or, even more rarely, rainbow. Like magic in the mist.
8mm Approx. 47 on approx. 15 inch (38.1 cm) strand. (strand)
Canada's own mineral - Labradorite is a feldspar, first found near Paul's Island, near the town of Nain - in, where else? Labrador, Canada. The schiller or play of colour - the flashes of bright blue and rainbow - are known as labradorescence. It is in the same family of stones as moonstone, sunstone and spectrolite. The flashes of colour are more noticeable on large, flat areas, so choose bigger beads for more dramatic color shifts. It is a translucent stone.
According to an Inuit legend, the Aurora (Northern Lights) were playing on the rocks by the shore. They were careless and forgot themselves as they danced by the waves, and they were imprisoned in the rocks by an evil and jealous wizard. A wandering warrior eventually found them, and set them free with a mighty blow of his spear - but he didn't manage to free all the lights, and the few left trapped in the stone give us Labradorite.
It has a hardness of 6-6.5 on the Mohs scale - making it a little on the soft side. It is more appropriate for necklaces than bracelets.
Metaphysically - it is believed to bring good luck and clear vision, especially to travelers, in either the physical sense, or on spiritual journeys or journeys of self-change. It is particularly lucky when given as a gift, both for the giver, and the receiver, and especially as a gift from a mentor.
