LABRADORITE SPHERE

LABRADORITE SPHERE

A large, beautiful Labradorite Sphere!  Full of blue, yellow & green labradorescence.  An ever-popular stone for its magical looks and feel.   This sphere looks much better in person as it is hard to capture all the colour flashes.  Treat yourself!

Location:
Madagascar

Dimensions:
7.4cm diameter, 593g

Formula: (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si₂O₈]

Originally found at Ford Harbour, Paul Island, near Nain, off the east coast of Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador in Canada.  Labradorite is truly a fascinatingly beautiful mineral.  Its a mineral whose charm is not fully noticed and may be overlooked if not viewed from the proper position.  Generally a dull, dark looking mineral with no special virtue until the colorful shiller is observed glowing on the surface.  Labradorite can produce a colorful play of light across cleavage planes and in sliced sections called labradorescence.  The usually intense colors range from the typical blues and violets through greens, yellows and oranges.  Some rare specimens display all these colors simultaneously.