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moonstone

Translucent, pearly variety of potassium sodium feldspar, found in Sri Lanka and Myanmar, and distinguished by a blue, silvery, or red opalescent tint. It is valued as a gem.



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The deity commanded that the Moonstone should be watched, from that time forth, by three priests in turn, night and day, to the end of the generations of men.
The Moonstone by Collins, Wilkie View in context
Halfway up the hill he met Bagheera with the morning dew shining like moonstones on his coat.
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