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  • The way moonstones interact with light often reveals their most alluring characteristic: under direct (and sometimes subdued) lighting conditions moonstones exhibit a "billowy" light effect, or sheen, observed along the gems' surface
  • In moonstones with a white body color, "billowy blue" colour may be seen
  • Moonstones may have orangy, brownish or greenish body color
  • The clarity of Moonstone ranges from transparent to translucent
  • The best moonstone has a blue sheen, perfect clarity, and is colorless


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TREATMENTS
CUT
  • Moonstones are generally not treated
  • Due to their special effects (such as cat's eye and sheen along the gem's surface and due to their lack of clairty they are usually cut in cabochons



care
  • Moonstone, properly cared for, may last for a lifetime, despite being somewhat brittle at times
  • Moonstones are somewhat delicate and care must be taken in setting them or used in rings
  • A clean, water-dampened cloth, containing no soaps or cleaning agents, is the best way to clean the gems
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"As a gift for lovers the moonstone takes a high rank, for it is believed to arouse the tender passion..." George Frederick Kunz (VP Tiffany & Co.) in his book: "Curious lore of precious stones"