Labradorite Medium 8mm - 9mm Nugget Chip Spectrolite Gemstone Beads 36" NG1140

Gemstone Beads  Labradorite, is most commonly faceted as a gem and occurs in rocks in Labrador (Canada), Finland, Norway and the former USSR.  The stones primary color is usually a silvery gray with a beautiful chatoyency.  Movement dramatizes the chatoyant effect and this flash is sometimes known as labradorescence”.  The colors highlighting this stone change according to the angle of light refraction, and may be blue, green, yellow, pink, red or orange.  Also called spectrolite, it is named for Labrador, the Canadian peninsula where it was first found in 1770.  Use: Suitable for using in your own beautiful jewelry creations.  Color: Silvery Blue-Gray  Labradorite is an intriguing grey gemstone with luminescent hints of blues and greens  Appearance: Labradorite's soft grey/blue stone has beckoning flashes of brilliant blue.  The lustrous blues and greens flashing inside it is what makes this natural gemstone so highly desirable.  The amount of chatoyency varies between beads.  Enhancements: Natural, Not Enhanced  Shape: Polished Freeform Chips Chips can be used as spacer beads for large, nuggets or twisted together in long strands for bold bracelets and necklaces  Approximate Chip Size: Small to Medium  Average Size: 8-9mm Size is estimated and varies slightly between beads  Approximate Hole Size: 0.75mm  Quantity: Sold Per 36-Inch Strand  Due to the nature of these beads, no two are alike and each varies slightly in size, shape, color & chatoy  Imported from China