Labradorite is a member of the Feldspar family and is treasured for its colours, known as labradorescence. The stone, usually grey-green, dark grey, black or greyish-white, is composed in aggregate layers that refract light as iridescent flashes of peacock blue, gold, pale green, or coppery red. The predominant blue varies within the light, displaying hues from deepest blue to various shades of pale, almost blue-green. It was first discovered in Labrador, Canada, by Moravian missionaries in 1770 who named it for the area. It became a popular gem in Europe in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
Mohs Hardness
Gemstone hardness is measured on the Mohs scales. This stone is 6 – 6.5 on the Mohs scale. For further information please see http://www.geologypage.com/2016/04/mohs-hardness-scale.html
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Canada (Labrador and Newfoundland), Finland, Ukraine, Madagascar, and Australia.
Gemstone Meaning
Tradition of the Eskimo people claim Labradorite fell from the frozen fire of the Aurora Borealis. It is, in every sense, a Stone of Magic, a gemstone of shamans, diviners, healers, and all who travel and embrace the universe seeking knowledge and guidance.It is excellent for awakening your own awareness of inner spirit, intuition and psychic abilities and self-discovery. Labradorite is also the most powerful protector of the mineral kingdom, creating a shielding force throughout the aura and strengthening natural energies from within. It protects against the negativity and misfortunes of this world, and provides safe exploration into alternate levels of consciousness and in facilitating visionary experiences from the past or the future.
Spiritual Healing Properties
Wearing or carrying Labradorite allows a person’s natural,inborn magical powers to surface. It enhances the mental and intuitive abilities of clairvoyance, telepathy, prophecy and coincidence control, and assists in communication with higher guides and spirits in accessing Akashic Records, psychic readings and past-life recall. It provides an ease in moving between the worlds, and ensures a safe and grounded return to the present.
Labradorite brings out the best in people, making work life more congenial when used as a gemstone in the workplace. It encourages courtesy and full attention to the customer, and assists part-time and temporary staff in becoming fully integrated in a company.
Labradorite tempers the negative side of our personality, the traits and actions that rob our energy and may produce depression or shame. It assists in reducing anti-social, reckless or impulsive behaviour in children, teenagers and adults who are easily led into trouble by others, This gemstone may aid in detoxifying the effects of tobacco, alcohol, and to a lesser degree, hard drugs. Labradorite helps develop the hands’ sensitivity, making it useful for physiotherapists and all who use the power of touch to heal.
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