Labradorite, Marquise Center Drilled, 7x12mm on 8 1/2-inch Strands

Center drilled labradorite marquise shaped beads. 7x12mm on 8 1/2-inch strands These are a medium gray with good fire Labradorite is named after the Labrador Peninsula in Canada where it was first found in 1770, although it didn't become widely popular until centuries later. Than and now it's prized for its "fire" (aka labradorescense) which gives of intermittent flashes of blue, green, gold or other colors depending on the light Labradorite's quality and price is judges mainly on the amount of fire it has It's found in Canada, Madagascar, Mexico, Russia and the USA Robert Simmons declares labradorite to be "the gemstone of magic and it awakens in those who carry or wear it the awareness of one's innate magical powers" and enhancing these abilities, including intuition, clairvoyance, telepathy, and other psychic abilities.