Moon Stone (Chandrakant Mani) is a gemstone that brings good fortune to the wearer. It makes him calm and improves his thinking power and brings about clarity in thought.
Moon Gemstone is a sodium, potassium, aluminum silicate of the feldspar group that displays a pearly and opalescent. Moonstones that display a semi-transparent blue tint throughout the stone and the ones which have no visible internal inclusions are considered to be highly beneficial astrologically. Moon Gemstone sourced from Sri Lanka are considered to be most effective astrologically.
Naturally occurring reserves of Moon Gemstone occur in Armenia (mainly from Lake Sevan), Australia, the Austrian Alps, Mexico, Madagascar, Myanmar, Polan, Srilanka, Norway, India, and the USA.
Vedic Rashi: Cancer
Vedic Rashi of Moon Gemstone is Cancer. It is suggested to be worn by the people in the field of art and culture like actors, musicians, writers, etc. It is a good gemstone for people who have a traveling job as it provides them with protection.
Moon Gemstone (Chandrakant Mani) is a gemstone that brings good fortune to the wearer. It makes him calm and improves his thinking power and brings about clarity in thought. It improves the intuitive power of a person. It is associated with love and affection and brings benefic results in love matters. Moon Gemstone also possesses good healing powers and is beneficial in curing ailments associated with hormonal balance and controls depression.
Price of Moon Stones
Moon Stone are semi-precious and the price ranges between Rs 300/- to Rs 5000/- per carat depending on the quality and origin of the gemstone, with the ones from Srilanka and Brazil with good transparency and bluish sheen being costlier.
1. Which origin Moon Gemstone is best?
Moonstone from Brazil and Srilanka are the best.
2. Is Moon Gemstone a substitute for pearls?
Yes, sometimes it is used as a substitute for pearls.
3. Moon Gemstone (Chandrakant Mani) opaque or transparent?
Chandrakant Maniof a lower quality are opaque and the ones which are transparent are rare and hence very precious.
Following are the suggested features that one should consider while buying Moon Gemstone:-
Naturally occurring Moon Stone are opaque from semi-transparent to transparent. The best quality is the transparent ones which in addition have minimum visible inclusions. Moon Gemstone which displays a bluish tint is very rare and of high monetary value. Such precious and rare Moon Stone is from Brazil and Srilanka.
