Labradorite*: "Oregon Sun stone / Labradorite sun stone", "Labradorite moonstone", "spectrolite". Note: note that real moonstone is called "adularia moonstone" and has nothing to do with labradorite and likewise "Sun stone" is a stone in its own right which also has nothing to do with labradorite.
Etymology:
Labradorite: Named after the Labrador Peninsula in Canada (Werner, 1780) | Moonstone and Sunstone: Probably Expressionscommercial purposes aimed at describing the adularescent or aventurescent effect respectively.
Group, Family:
Feldspar Group: Plagioclase Series.
Color :
Colorless, Pale Yellow to Dark Yellow, Orange, Apple Green, Light Green to Dark Green, Red, Multicolor: Dark Blue-Golden Green on Black Background (Iridescence / Labradorescence) Orange-Golden Yellow on Black Background ("Spectrolite") | Asterism, Chatoyancy, Aventurescence ("Labradorite Sunstone" from Oregon, USA), Adularescence on Colorless Background ("Labradorite Moonstone") or on Black Background.
Chandelier:
Vitreous, Pearly.
Origin :
Canada (azure blue variety); United States (Yellow, Green, Orange to Red variety ("Labradorite Sunstone", Utah, Oregon)), Mexico, Australia, Madagascar ("Labradorite Moonstone"), Canada and Finland (Labradorite Labradorite), China,Greenland, Italy,Russia, Scandinavia.
Crystal system:
Triclinic.
Chemical composition:
Labradorite: (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8 | Composed of 30 to 50% Albite: NaAlSi3O8 and 50-70% Anorthite: CaAl2Si2O8 member of the Plagioclase series: NaAlSi3O8 Albite -> Anorthite CaAl2Si2O8 | Coloration effect: Adulrescence (blue) and Labradorescence (multicolor): Diffraction of light on the structure | Aventurescence and coloration Orange to Red: Microscopic to submicroscopic inclusions of metallic copper | Black: Inclusion of black minerals, etc.
Transparency:
Transparent, Translucent, Opaque.
Density :
2.67 to 2.72.
Hardness:
6 to 7.
Cleavage:
Perfect.
Break:
Irregular, splintery.
Line color:
White.
Impact resistance:
Average.
Heat resistance:
Average.
Properties, benefits and virtues:
Virtues on the physical level:
Anchors spiritual energies into the physical body.
Protects against energy vampirism and energy-draining people.
Treats eye disorders.
Treats brain disorders.
Regulates metabolism.
Treats colds.
Treats gout and rheumatism.
Balances hormones.
Relieves menstrual tension.
Lowers blood pressure.
Virtues on the psychological, emotional and mental level:
Relieves stress.
Stimulates intuition and psychic gifts, including the art of being somewhere at the "right time," highlighting messages from the unconscious and facilitating their understanding.
Banishes fears and insecurities, as well as the psychic residue of previous disappointments, including those from past lives.
Strengthens faith in oneself and trust in the universe.
Removes projections of others, including thought-forms that have attached themselves to the aura.
Calms the overactive mind and energizes the imagination, sparking new ideas.
Analysis and rationality are balanced by inner vision.
Encourages contemplation and introspection.
Brings about the synthesis between intellectual thought and intuitive wisdom.
Perfectly dispels illusions going to the root of things and highlighting the true intention masked by thoughts and actions.
Brings us back to repressed memories from the past in order to help free ourselves from them.
Communicates strength and perseverance.
Virtues on the spiritual level:
Highly mystical and protective stone, which brings light.
Raises consciousness and connects with universal energies.
Clears unwanted energies from the aura and prevents energy leaks.
Forms a barrier against negative energies picked up during therapy.
Stone of esoteric knowledge, facilitates initiation into mysteries.
Aligns the physical body and etheric bodies and provides access to the spiritual goal.
Stone of transformation, prepares the body and soul for the process of elevation.
Chakra:
Wear on the master heart chakra, hold or place according to the
needs.
Cleaning, recharging, reprogramming:
Clean with clear spring water or filtered water (never add salt to the water. Salt alters the structure of the mineral andthe abyss). Soak the mineral overnight in an unmarked glass container, then take it out in the morning to rinse it with fresh spring or filtered water.
Direct charging on a crystal or amethyst druse, in a crystal or amethyst geode. You can also place a dozen laser crystals or rocks in a circle (like a time dial), with the points towards the center, and place your minerals in the center to charge them.Another method is to place your minerals in a singing bowl: Tibetan or crystal bowl, (on a cotton cloth to avoid bowl/mineral vibrations), then ring the bowl to fill your minerals with this sound energy. Last method is to place your minerals on a disc (wood or mineral) engraved with the flower of life or the seal of Solomon or any other form of sacred geometry.
Reprogramming: Reprogramming is not about telling your mineral what to do or not to do, but about putting the mineral into resonancewith you to ask it to do what it needs to do, for you. Reprogramming should be done after each cleansing and should be kept simple. Example of reprogramming: "I ask this mineral to bring me all the virtues and benefits on the different levels, for my greater good as well as for the greater good of the people around me."
