Three stones hang one below the other on this pendulum: a larger polished fluorite, a darker labradorite piece and a long, pointed moonstone. The metal parts are silver-tone and the chain is long. Purple, grey and pale shades alternate along it. It is about 25 cm long including the chain and was made in India.
Three stones, three plays of light
Fluorite is often banded in purple and green. The word fluorescence was named after it, describing how a substance glows under ultraviolet light. On the grey surface of labradorite, a blue-green flash appears at certain angles. Moonstone, in turn, shows a milky, bluish sheen that moves across it as you turn it.
Moonstone is traditionally the stone of the moon and new beginnings, labradorite of intuition and fluorite of orderly thoughts.
Fluorite is a soft stone
Fluorite is much softer than quartz, so it scratches easily in a pocket with keys or other stones. On the hardness scale it rates four, quartz seven. Keep it separate, in a small box or wrapped in a soft cloth, and do not drop it on a stone floor.
When using it, hold the end of the chain and rest your elbow. With a row of three stones, wait a few seconds until it is completely still before you ask your question.
Colours of your own
All three are natural minerals. The purple of the fluorite, the flash of the labradorite and the glow of the moonstone differ from piece to piece, so yours will look a little different from the photo. A photo rarely captures the blue flash of labradorite, which shows best when you turn it under a lamp.