How can you tell fake labradorite?
Fake gemstones will not have that change of color as the angles change. Labradorite will often look dull or gray at one angle the bright blue or red as it rotates, fakes will stay constantly colorful.
What’s the difference between labradorite and Spectrolite?
Spectrolite is a form of labradorite only found in Finland. Both labradorites and spectrolites have dark base colors, but labradorite’s base is more transparent and spectrolite’s is more opaque. Other than that, origin is the primary differentiation between the two.
What is the rarest color of labradorite?
In our experience, the rarest colors are the fuchsia and purples as well as some transitional shades of pink-copper, and very light blue to true white flash. We do have some examples of these that we keep as display specimens in our showroom in Richmond, Virginia.
How can you tell quality labradorite?
Look for face-up labradorescence. When a professional cuts a labradorite correctly, the striations are arranged in such a way that the labradorescence is strongest when the cabochon is viewed in a face-up position. A less accurate cutting of the labradorite stone will result in labradorescence that is off-kilter.
What is Spectrolite used for?
Spectrolite Ore is a crafting material. It is currently unobtainable through normal gameplay. It can be used to craft Tier 6 weapons. This ore has similarities to Bismuth, a real life element.
How hard is Spectrolite?
It has a hardness value that ranges from 6 to 6.5 on the Mohs scale. When it comes to labradorescence, spectrolite has the strongest in all the plagioclase minerals.
Is labradorite a precious stone?
Labradorite is a naturally dark-colored, semi-precious gemstone from the Feldspar mineral family that exhibits some brilliant internal flashes (called Labradorescence) of peacock blue, coppery red, pale green and gold when light reflects over its surface.
What is the most valuable labradorite?
The most valued Labradorite are the stones when all the rainbow color are present in labradorescence, in some case Labradorite can also show some attractive metallic glitter effect called aventurescence. Spectrolite is a rare variety of Labradorite with blue iridescence effect, mined only in Finland.