Moonstone Historical References

Mining Properties In Jewelry

Rubies Sapphires Emeralds Amber Topaz Opal Aquamarine Garnets Amethyst Peridot Tourmaline Moonstone

Overview Moonstone

5 page discussion of "Moonstone", history , applications etc.

Pliny's Moonstone: Astrion : "On its surface shines the light of a full moon"

Moonstone fact sheet and another 1/2 page overview of what is a Moonstone and a 1-1/2 page overview of Albite (Moonstone) and its occurrences

George Frederick Kunz in Gemstones in USA on Moonstone and more and also Moonstone imitations

USGS Report 1883/84 on Several US Moonstone localities (gem quality)

Talismanic Use of Moonstone (G.F. Kunz)

Mystic Properties of Moonstone over the centuries (5 pages)

Moonstone with the Greeks , Romans and others