Often when I look at the mysterious moon I am amazed at her bright light. Or rather how bright and even bright the white light it reflects, after all, it does not shine, but reflects sunlight towards the earth. How can a stone surface reflect sunlight so brightly over such distances?
Moonstone, that's what this is about, is a kind of mineral with abularescent property. Adularescence is an optical phenomenon caused by the scatter of light, in this case from the sun, through two microscopic layers in moonstone, namely: album and orthoklaas that are part of clotting rock. Moonstone is (semi) transparent and usually has a white, grey to soft blue, green or pink color. The sunlight shining on the moon is diffused and scattered. Diffraction occurs among polished and cut lenses. The result of the refraction is the familiar characteristic white shimmering glow.
Special to mention is that the moonstone on earth, which is traded as a gemstone, is wanted not only for its separate appearance, but also because it is associated with female energy, intuition and inner growth, characteristics that are often attributed to the watcher of the earth.
