Labradorite is a stone fighting for it’s own identity. For as popular and well loved as it is, there is not a great deal of information published regarding it’s properties, specifically physical healing properties. Some additional ‘deeper research’ was required.
It seems as though this “identity crisis” arises from the fact that Labradorite is more than one mineral…well sort of…sometimes….and it’s Grandmother is often referred to as Black Labradorite or Black Moonstone, and Labradorite itself is also called Black Moonstone…But both Moonstone and Labradorite have layers of Albite on them to make them who they are, but Albite too is a Feldspar all on it’s own….and during this research a new stone was found…Parent to the Feldspar….and deeper yet, Feldspar’s Mother as well….the Great Grandmother of the Dark Beauty that is Labradorite…here is a portion of the ‘family structure’…
- MONZONITE
- LARVIKITE (Feldspar is found in it, and is known as Black Moonstone & Black Labradorite)
- FELDSPAR (Generally white, but is in various colors as well)
- ALBITE (It’s own mineral, it is a Feldspar, it is the top portion of plate like schiller present on Labradorite & Rainbow Moonstone)
- LABRADORITE (It’s own mineral, it is a Feldspar, but also called Spectrolite. It has a darker colored base with Albite on top and often referred to as Black Moonstone)
- MOONSTONE/RAINBOW MOONSTONE (It’s own mineral, it is a Feldspar, Lighter colored base with Albite-sometimes-and there is a moonstone that is actually grey referred to as Black Moonstone)
- SPECTROLITE (Labradorite with Darker Opalescent Blue base no Albite but dark inclusions Also called Black Moonstone & Hawk’s Eye or Falcon’s Eye)
- FELDSPAR (Generally white, but is in various colors as well)
- LARVIKITE (Feldspar is found in it, and is known as Black Moonstone & Black Labradorite)
Albite | ![]() Labradorite | ![]() Larvikite |
![]() Spectrolite | ![]() Rainbow Moonstone | ![]() Moonstone |