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Moonstone

Description
A transparent or opalescent, silvery or bluish Feldspar.

Properties
Moonstone is associated with the heart chakra.
Moonstone can help calm responses and avoid overreaction; enhances feminine energies, sensitivity, intuition, and psychic abilities.
Moonstone is a stone of protection, especially during childbirth, pregnancy, and travel at sea.
Moonstone is associated with love of all kinds.
Moonstone aids the pituitary gland and digestive system, obesity, water retention, hormonal problems, menstrual problems.

Etymology
So called because it was once thought that its appearance changed with the waxing and waning of the moon.
Origin of the word Moonstone at Etymonline.com (currently empty)

General Reference
Moonstone at Wikipedia

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