Gem Focus October 2026: Moonstone

Posted on October 21, 2026 by Brecken Branstrator, GIA GG

Moonstone is a jewelry industry classic. Traditionally, the name “moonstone” refers to the variety of orthoclase-albite feldspar with adularescence. Its bodycolor can also be white, light green, yellow to brown, or gray, and adularescence colors…

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