Moonstone

Origin

The etymological origin is the decisive canonical vocabulary of Greek 'selēnítēs (σεληνίτης selēnítēs, moonstone, from σελήνη selēnē 'moon' + ‐ίτης ítēs 'stone of')' — the decisive canon becoming the etymology of Latin 'selenites' and English 'selenite' — and Sanskrit 'chandrakanta (चन्द्रकान्त chandrakanta, 'beloved (kanta) of the moon (chandra)')' — and English 'moonstone'. The decisive natural history origin canon is the decisive canon of the Roman Pliny the Elder's (Pliny the Elder, 23-79) Natural History (Naturalis Historia) Book 37 chapter 181 of the 1st century — 'selenites is the stone whose light waxes and wanes with the moon, the light waxing with the full moon and waning with the new moon'. The decisive Indian canon is the decisive canon of Sanskrit 'chandrakanta (चन्द्रकान्त chandrakanta, beloved of the moon)' — the decisive canon of the gem of the Hindu moon god Chandra (Chandra) — and the decisive canon of being solidified moonlight. The decisive Roman canon is the decisive canon of the moonstone jewelry of the Roman senate of the 1st century — the decisive canon of the gem of the moon goddess Diana (Diana), and the decisive Adularia canon is the decisive canon of the discovery on Mount Adula (Adula) of Switzerland in 1780 — the decisive canon of the etymology of 'adularia' (adularia, variety of orthoclase). The decisive Art Nouveau canon is the decisive canon of the moonstone jewelry of René Lalique (René Lalique) of France and Tiffany (Tiffany) of the USA of 1890-1910. The decisive source canon is the decisive canon of Meetiyagoda (Meetiyagoda) of Sri Lanka.

Features

• Potassium feldspar (KAlSi3O8) Mohs hardness 6-6.5 monoclinic system
• Main axis Pliny Natural History Book 37 chapter 181 stone of moon changes
• Sanskrit chandrakanta gem of moon god Chandra
• Distinctive blue glow (adularescence) — decisive canon of light reflection
• Greek selēnítēs (stone of the moon) etymology
• Origin — Sri Lanka, India, Myanmar, Madagascar, Swiss Adula

Stories

The selenites in Pliny the Elder's Natural History Book 37 chapter 181 of the 1st century is the decisive natural history origin, and the gem of the moon god in Sanskrit chandrakanta is the decisive Indian canon. The decisive canon used as the gem of moonlight, and the decisive canon invoked as the alternative birthstone of June. The decisive Roman canon is the decisive canon of the gem of Diana of the 1st century, and the decisive Indian canon is the decisive canon of Sanskrit chandrakanta. The decisive Art Nouveau canon is the decisive canon of the moonstone jewelry of René Lalique and Tiffany of 1890-1910. The decisive source canon is the decisive canon of Meetiyagoda of Sri Lanka, and the decisive 21st century canon is the decisive canon of June's birthstone (together with pearl).

Weakness

Moonstone's weaknesses are: (1) Mohs hardness 6-6.5 limit — the decisive canonical weakness — softer than sapphire (9) and diamond (10); (2) binding of cleavage — the decisive canon of the two-directional cleavage of feldspar; (3) binding of impact — the decisive canon of being weak to impact; (4) binding of acid — the decisive canon of damage by acid; (5) binding of synthesis — the decisive canon of forgery by milky glass; (6) binding of the sacred domain — the decisive canon; (7) binding of the moon — the decisive canon of waxing and waning with the moon; (8) binding of time — the decisive canon of the binding of 2000 years of India. The decisive canonical finale is the decisive mythological canon of Art Nouveau of 1890-1910.

Cultural Significance

Moonstone is not merely a mineral icon but the canonical iconographic figure of the decisive Indian-Greco-Roman canon, traversing the gem of the moon god Chandra in Sanskrit chandrakanta, the stone of moon changes in Pliny the Elder's Natural History Book 37 chapter 181 of the 1st century, the gem of Diana of the Roman 1st century, the discovery of Swiss Adula in 1780, the moonstone Art Nouveau of René Lalique and Tiffany of 1890-1910, and the source of Meetiyagoda of Sri Lanka. The etymological origin settled as the decisive canon of Greek 'selēnítēs (σεληνίτης selēnítēs, stone of the moon)' — the decisive canon of Sanskrit 'chandrakanta (beloved of the moon)' and English 'moonstone'. The decisive natural history origin canon is the decisive canon of the Roman Pliny the Elder's (Pliny the Elder, 23-79) Natural History (Naturalis Historia) Book 37 chapter 181 of the 1st century — 'selenites is the stone whose light waxes and wanes with the moon'. The decisive Indian canon is the decisive canon of Sanskrit 'chandrakanta (चन्द्रकान्त chandrakanta, 'chandra (moon) + kanta (beloved)')' — the decisive canon of the gem of the Hindu moon god Chandra (Chandra) — and the decisive canon of solidified moonlight. The decisive Roman canon is the decisive canon of the moonstone jewelry of the Roman senate of the 1st century — the decisive canon of the gem of the moon goddess Diana (Diana) and the Greek Selene (Selene). The decisive Adularia canon is the decisive canon of the discovery on Mount Adula (Adula) of Switzerland in 1780 — the decisive canon of the etymology of mineralogical 'adularia (adularia, variety of orthoclase)'. The decisive Art Nouveau canon is the decisive canon of the moonstone jewelry of the French René Lalique (René Lalique, 1860-1945) and the American Tiffany (Tiffany, Louis Comfort Tiffany, 1848-1933) of 1890-1910, and the decisive source canon is the decisive canon of Meetiyagoda (Meetiyagoda) of Sri Lanka (Sri Lanka) — the decisive canon of the best source of blue moonstone. The decisive 21st century canon is the decisive canon of the designation of moonstone as the birthstone of June (with pearl) by the American jewelry association in 1912.

In Popular Culture

Sanskrit chandrakanta (चन्द्रकान्त chandrakanta) gem of the moon god Chandra (Chandra) — decisive Indian canonPliny the Elder Natural History (Naturalis Historia) Book 37 chapter 181 selenites — stone of moon changes (1st century) — decisive natural history origin canonMoonstone jewelry of the Roman senate gem of Diana (Diana) (1st century) decisive Roman canonGem of the Greek Selene (Selene) — decisive Greek canonDiscovery on Mount Adula (Adula) of Switzerland (1780) — decisive Adularia canonArt Nouveau moonstone by René Lalique (René Lalique) (1890-1910) — decisive Art Nouveau canonArt Nouveau moonstone by Tiffany (Tiffany Louis Comfort Tiffany) (1890-1910) — decisive Tiffany canonSource of Meetiyagoda (Meetiyagoda) of Sri Lanka — decisive source canonDesignation of moonstone as the birthstone of June (with pearl) by the USA (1912) — decisive 21st century canonDistinctive blue glow (adularescence) — decisive mineralogical canon