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Moonstone

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Łomnica, Jelenia Góra District, Karkonosze Massif, Lower Silesia (Dolnośląskie), Poland
© E. Szełęg



A popular name for pearly and opalescent Orthoclase and/or Plagioclase.

Classification of Moonstone

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Other Names for Moonstone

Synonyms:
Feldspath NacréHecatolite
German names:
HecatolitMondstein
Spanish names:
Hecatolita
Traditional Chinese names:
月光石

Other Information

Health Warning:No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

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    Localities for Moonstone

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    Australia
     
    • Northern Territory
      • Harts Ranges (Hartz Ranges)
    		NT Mines + personal collecting
    NT Mines + personal collecting
    NT Mines + personal collecting
    • Queensland
      • Hughenden
    		Collection of NHM, Vienna
    http://www.austgem.gil.com.au/moonstone.html
    Austria
     
    • Lower Austria
      • Waldviertel
        • Spitz
    		R. Exel: Die Mineralien und Erzlagerstätten Österreichs (1993)
    • Tyrol
      • North Tyrol
        • Ziller valley
    		R. Exel: Die Mineralien und Erzlagerstätten Österreichs (1993)
          • Zemmgrund
            • Mörchner area
    		R. Exel: Die Mineralien und Erzlagerstätten Österreichs (1993)
    • Upper Austria
      • Linz
    		R. Exel: Die Mineralien und Erzlagerstätten Österreichs (1993)
    Burma (Myanmar)
     
    • Mandalay Division
      • Sagaing District
        • Mogok
    		AmMin 89:610–613 (2004)
    Norway
     
    • Vest-Agder
      • Lindesnes
        • Vigeland
    • Vestfold
      • Larvik
        • Tjølling
          • Håkestad
          • Ula
      • Sandefjord
        • Vesterøya
    Poland
     
    • Lower Silesia (Dolnośląskie)
      • Karkonosze Massif
        • Jelenia Góra District
    		ŁAPOT W., SZEŁĘG E., 2003: Moonstone from the Karkonosze pegmatites (the Sudety Mountains, Poland). Miner. Polon., Vol. 34, No 1.
    Eligiusz Szełęg private collection
    Sri Lanka
     
    • Central Province
      • Ambakotte
    • Southern Province
    USA
     
    • Alabama
    		Gems and Minerals of America- Jay Ellis Ransom-1974
    • California
      • San Luis Obispo Co.
        • Cambria
    		Butler, 1995. Rockhounding California, p.124.
    • Connecticut
      • Fairfield Co.
    		The Minerals of New York City & Its Environs, New York Mineralogical Club Bull., Vol. 3, No. 1, Manchester, J.G. (1931): 70.
    • Georgia
      • Forsyth Co.
        • Buford
    		Minerals of Georgia: Their properties and occurrences. Robert Cook GGWRD Bull 92
    Minerals of Georgia: Their properties and occurrences. Robert Cook GGWRD Bull 92
    Gems and Minerals of America- Jay Ellis Ransom-1974
    • Indiana
    		Gems and Minerals of America- Jay Ellis Ransom-1974
    • Maine
      • Cumberland Co.
        • Pownal
    		No reference listed
    • Massachusetts
      • Middlesex Co.
    		Gleba, 1978. Massachusetts Mineral & Fossil Localities
    • Nebraska
      • Holt Co.
    		The Minerals and Gemstones of Nebraska CSD U Neb EC 2
    • New Mexico
      • Grant Co.
    		Minerals of New Mexico 3rd ed.
      • Sandoval Co.
    		Minerals of New Mexico 3rd ed.
      • Sierra Co.
    		Minerals of New Mexico 3rd ed.
    • New York
    		The Minerals of New York City & Its Environs, New York Mineralogical Club Bull. Vol. 3, No. 1, Manchester, J.G. (1931): 84.
    • North Carolina
    		Gems and Minerals of America-Jay Ellis Ransom-1974
    U.S Bureau of Mines, Sep 1995
    Gema and Minerals of America- Jay Ellis Ransom-1974
        • Democrat
    		A Rockhounding Guide to North Carolinas Blue Ridge Mountains-Michael Streeter-2003
    Gems and Minerals of America-Jay Ellis Ransom-1974
    Gems and Minerals of America- Jay Ellis Ransom-1974
    Wilson,W.F and McKenzie,B.J,1978,Mineral Collecting Sites in North Carolina,Information Circular 24
    Gems and Minerals of America-Jay Ellis Ransom-1974
        • Bandana
    		Richard James Jacquot,Jr,2003,Rock,Gem,and Mineral Collecting Sites In Western North Carolina, pg # 46
    Gems and Minerals of America-Jay Ellis Ransom-1974
        • Bryson City Feldspar District
    		Wilson,W.F,and McKenzie,B.J,1978,Mineral Collecting Sites in North Carolina,Information Circular 24
      • Yancey Co.
    		Richard James Jacquot,Jr.,2003,Rock,Gem,and Mineral Collecting Sites In Western Nortn Carolina,pg # 186
    • Rhode Island
      • Washington Co.
        • South Kingstown
    		Miller, 1972. Minerals of Rhode Island, p.57.
    • Tennessee
    		Gems and Minerals of America-Jay Ellis Ransom-1974
    • Virginia
    		Gems and Minerals of America-Jay Ellis Ransom-1974
        • Amelia (Amelia Court House)
    		AmMin 3:27-28 (1918)
        • Winterham
    		Minerals of Virginia, 1990 by R. V. Dietrich
    Gems and Minerals of America-Jay Ellis Ransom-1974
        • Moneta-Forest
          • Otter Hill
    		Minerals of Virginia, 1990 by R. V. Dietrich
    Gems and Minerals of America-Jay Ellis Ransom-1974
    Gems and Minerals of America-Jay Ellis Ransom-1974
        • Hewlett
    		Minerals of Virginia, 1990 by R. V. Dietrich
    Gems and Minerals of America- Jay Ellis Ransom-1974
    Gems and Minerals of America-Jay Ellis Ransom-1974
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