Labradorite 2-3x4mm Irregular Rondelle Bead - 15-16 Inch tucson2026-Micros2 The Melo shell

The Melo shell

" it is highly prized in Southwestern jewelry for its stark white color and black or brown spiderweb matrix

a 19th-century German professor of chemistry and mineralogy

light tans and earthtones

producing the effect of the stone seeming to shine from within

Labradorite 2-3x4mm Irregular Rondelle Bead - 15-16 Inch tucson2026-Micros2 The Melo shellLabradorite is remarkable for the way its aggregate layers refract light, creating iridescent flashes of blue, gold, pale green or copper red. This effect is known as labradorescence, taking its name from the stone. Labradorite is usually gray to green, dark gray, light gray or black. It was discovered in Labrador, Canada in 1770 and named for the area, though it is referenced as a highly revered stone in much older Inuit tribal legends.