Peach moonstone is moonstone in a peach to pale orange-pink shade, a feldspar with a soft glow that drifts as you turn it. Dyed beads and glass are also sold as moonstone, so ask what a piece is.
Silicate (feldspar) · Moonstone (orthoclase-albite intergrowth)
Peach Moonstone
Piedra de luna durazno
- Palette
- Orange Pink White
- Mined in
- Sri Lanka, India, Madagascar, Myanmar, Australia, Brazil
- Hardness
- Mohs 6.0–6.5 ?
- See-through
- translucent
- Known since
- Prehistoric
- Named for
- the moon-like glow called adularescence
- Also sold as
- peach moonstone, orange moonstone, pink-peach moonstone
- Intention
- Love Abundance
- Looking for
- Love Creativity Luck Self-love
- Water
- Keep it dry; wipe with a soft cloth
- Dye or finish
- Natural moonstone is usually left as it is, though some has a dark coating on the back to strengthen the glow. Dyed beads and glass are also sold as moonstone.
Not in our pieces now
6 TO 6.5
Moonstone rates 6 to 6.5 on the Mohs scale, and most of it sold today comes from Sri Lanka.
WHITE TO BLUE
The color of moonstone's glow runs from white to blue depending on how thin its albite layers are.
500 NM
Moonstone's glow comes from alternating layers about 0.5 micron thick, close to the wavelength of light.
What it is
Moonstone in its peach to pale orange-pink shade, with a soft milky glow that drifts as you turn it. It is the same feldspar as white moonstone. Peach is a natural color, but dyed beads and glass are also sold as moonstone, so ask what a piece is.
What gives it its color
The soft glow comes from light scattering between microscopic alternating layers of two feldspar minerals, orthoclase and albite.
Where it comes from
Most commercial moonstone comes from Sri Lanka, with large quantities from India, and Madagascar, Tanzania and Myanmar also supplying; Myanmar was historically the source of the finest transparent blue-sheen stones.
In history
Moonstone has been set in jewelry for thousands of years; Romans linked it to the Moon and their lunar deities, and a Roman writer described a stone called selenitis, clear with a honey-colored sheen, that came from Arabia. In the Art Nouveau period, jewelers such as René Lalique made moonstone jewelry in quantity, and Myanmar was long the source of the finest blue-sheen stones.
What's said about it
In crystal lore, moonstone is the stone people keep for intuition and wishes, and the peach kind is placed with the sacral chakra and creativity.
In older gem lore, moonstone was thought to bring good fortune and was held sacred in India, and it was a favorite gift between lovers.
People wear it as a bracelet, necklace or earrings, or keep it under a pillow.
How people wear or keep it: On the wrist, as a necklace or earrings, under a pillow, or in a meditation space.
In crystal practice
In the crystal tradition, peach moonstone is paired with the sacral and third eye and crown chakras, so practitioners rest it there during meditation or lie down with it in place for a few quiet minutes. Day to day, the same tradition suggests keeping it close: on the wrist, as a necklace or earrings, under a pillow. People reach for it when they want love, creativity, luck, and many set an intention when they put it on. Most practitioners cleanse a new stone first (running water only if the stone can take it, otherwise smoke or moonlight) and set it aside now and then to rest.
These are beliefs people have held and still hold about the stone, reported as such. Nothing here is a promise or a medical claim. We sell stones as jewelry, not for these effects.
Associations
The chakra and star sign this stone is usually matched with. These are popular traditions, not facts about the stone.
ChakraSacral, Third Eye, Crown
ZodiacCancer, Libra
BirthstoneJune, August
ElementAir
Also calledpeach moonstone, orange moonstone, pink-peach moonstone
Care
- Hardness 6 to 6.5 with cleavage, so it can chip or split if dropped.
- Keep it apart from harder stones and out of knocks.
- Wipe with a soft cloth; avoid ultrasonic cleaners and hot water.
- Keep it away from perfume and salt, which can dull a polish or loosen glued findings.
How to tell what you have
- Real moonstone has a soft blue-white glow that moves as you turn it, and tiny crack lines under magnification. Opalite is man-made glass often sold as moonstone, and a flat, uniform glow with bubbles or a very bright peach color may be glass or dye.
What sets the price
Price follows the strength of the moving glow across the stone, an even color, how clear it is, and size; bigger stones of equal quality cost more, and glass or dyed beads sold as moonstone are not the real thing.
Rules and sourcing
Some peach moonstone has a dark coating on the back to strengthen the glow, and dyed beads and glass are also sold as moonstone. The FTC jewelry guides call for a seller to disclose a coating and to say if a bead is glass.
Questions people ask at our table
What is peach moonstone?
It is moonstone, a feldspar, in a peach shade. Moonstone gets its glow from thin alternating layers of two feldspars, so the color is a variation, not a different stone.
Is the peach color natural?
Peach moonstone exists naturally. Dyed beads and glass are also sold as moonstone, so ask the seller and look for a soft shimmer that moves as you turn the bead.
Where does it come from?
Most moonstone is mined in Sri Lanka, with India, Madagascar, Myanmar and Australia also known.
How should I care for it?
It is moderately hard and can chip. Wipe with a soft cloth, store it apart from harder stones and keep it away from perfume.
Do you carry peach moonstone?
No, we do not carry the peach color. Moonstone is in our pieces and is the stone to read first; orange coral and pink aventurine are warm-toned alternatives.
Not in our pieces right now
Stones we do carry that are close to it are listed under related stones.
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