Labradorite 6mm Star Cut Coin A Grade - 15-16 Inch R0086 It is highly prized for

It is highly prized for its beautiful combinations of colors and for its opalescence — the pearly luster of the opaque stone

bubbles and crystal-rich layers that form as lava flows onto the surface of stone —

Because of its softness

green and yellow with white and gray inclusions

Smoky Quartz

Labradorite 6mm Star Cut Coin A Grade - 15-16 Inch R0086 It is highly prized forLabradorite is remarkable for the way its aggregate layers refract light, creating iridescent flashes of blue, gold, pale green or copper red. This effect is known as labradorescence, taking its name from the stone. Labradorite is usually gray to green, dark gray, light gray or black. It was discovered in Labrador, Canada in 1770 and named for the area, though it is referenced as a highly revered stone in much older Inuit tribal legends.