Blue Chalcedony 8x12-10x14mm Side Drill Faceted Nugget A Grade - 15-16 Inch R1856 Grey Moonstone is named for

Grey Moonstone is named for its grey glow or chatoyancy

Because it doesn't harden the stone

Its color ranges from pink through lilac to a rich purple color

and variation of the amount of iron in the stone creates a color range from reddish purple to deep violet to light lilac

It has been discovered with artifacts from cultures of the Neolithic Period

Blue Chalcedony 8x12-10x14mm Side Drill Faceted Nugget A Grade - 15-16 Inch R1856 Grey Moonstone is named forBlue Chalcedony is a naturally occurring soft blue translucent stone. It is a member of the Quartz family, a form of silica with a cryptocrystalline structure that incorporates Moganite along with the Quartz. Known in antiquity as the Speakers Stone, it is believed to have been worn Cicero, the great Roman orator.