Large Hefty Round Cabochon Labradorite Gemstone, Canada.
Large Hefty Round Cabochon Labradorite Gemstone, Canada.
The Name Labradorite Comes From The Province Of Labrador In Canada, which is a Famous Locality For Labradorite with an Iridescent Play Of Colours. Feldspar Is Derived From The German Word Feld which Means Field. Iridescent Labradorite Is Sometimes Referred To as Spectrolite.
According to an Eskimo Legend, The Northern Lights were Once Imprisoned In The Rocks along The Coast Of Labrador, and then a Wandering Eskimo Warrior Found Them and Freed Most Of The Lights with a Mighty Blow Of His Spear. Some Of The Lights were Still Trapped within The Stone, however, and Thus we Have Today The Beautiful Mineral Is Known as Labradorite.
Item Code - GEM11D185WARZ1
Width: 3 1/2" Height: 3 3/4" Depth: 1" Carats: 1935 Weight: 387 g