Andsine Labradorite

Andesine Labradorite

The labradorite gemstone gets its name from the region Labrador in Canada where this gem stone is found in plenty. Even before the year 1000, the natives of Maine used this gem for decoration. However, it was only in the 1770’s that the labrafdorite got its name, when it was found by Moravian Missionaries in Labrador.

Labradorite occurs in large crystal masses in anorthosite rock and shows an iridescence or play of colors, like the wings of tropical butterflies. Iridescence is an optical phenomenon and is a characteristic property of surfaces in which the hue changes according to the angle from which the surface is viewed (as may be seen in butterfly wings).

Labradorite is a dark gray colour mineral. In most cases, it displays only one or two iridescent colors and these are mostly blue and green. This gives out an amazing rich greenish blue color. The labradorite variety that shows more that two spectral colors is called Spectrolite. This variety displays a wide variety of amazing spectral colors like yellow, orange and red as well as blue and green. These color change depends upon the viewing angle.

Andesine labradorite is a unique kind of gemstone, renowned for its beauty and form. Andesine labradorite, also called andesine or andesine feldspar, is a type of feldspar. It exists in a variety of colors, including yellow, green, organge and red, often with different inclusions that create a unique shimmering effect. Andesine labradorite belongs to the plagioclase feldspar series of minerals and occurs in Norway, Greenland and the Andes, which is the name taken from.

Red andesine labradorite shows increased absorption across the visible spectrum of light (from red to violet). Red andesine labradorite reportedly shows an “Alexandrite effect”: when a gemstone can show a distinctive color change when viewed under different sources of light.

Red andesine labradorite is primarily used in the jewelry industry. Stones of various sizes and shapes are carved and set in rings, pendants, earrings, bracelets, watches, broaches and the like. Red andesine is valued in the ceramic industry and is important in the manufacture of tiles, stones and bricks for landscape gardens, floors and swimming pools. The gemstone is also used in artwork, including on decorative boxes and engraving.

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