Note that we have more polished labradorite in stock not listed on our website. The specimens on our website have sold but please inquire if you would like a similar piece! This beautiful multicoloured mineral will enliven any space. Labradorite is a feldspar mineral: Calcium Sodium Aluminum... Read More

Note that we have more polished labradorite in stock not listed on our website. The specimens on our website have sold but please inquire if you would like a similar piece! This beautiful multicoloured mineral will enliven any space. Labradorite is a feldspar mineral: Calcium Sodium Aluminum Silicate, ((Ca, Na)(Al, Si)₄O₈). This gorgeous gemstone is known for its dazzling display of iridescent blue, green, gold and even purple colours. The changing flash of colours known as the “Schiller Effect” or “labradorescence” is caused by light bouncing back (diffraction) between internal fractures (lamellae) in the mineral and refracting back to  your eyes.

Named after the Canadian province of Newfound and Labrador, labradorite was introduced to the West by Moravian missionaries, who found the town of Nain Labrador in 1771 and acquired specimens from nearby Paul’s island. The majority of the world's supply of labradorite today is collected on the Island of Madagascar located east of South Africa.