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An Inuit legend tells of a hunter who found the northern lights (aurora borealis) trapped in stone. He struck the rocks with his spear, releasing most of them but some still remain.
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A dull grey stone at first glance, labradorite merits a second look as it displays a beautiful play of color. Flashes of usually iridescent blue and green are observed when one turns the gemstone especially with a good light source around as shown in the photo above (see reference). One could easily understand why the Inuit thought so. Definitely a delightful gemstone for jewelry making and on my list of "must buy"!
Photo credit of labradorite beads : em on flickr
Photo credit of labradorite flash : cobalt123
References
Wikipedia : labradorite
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Great to see you found my photo and used with your article. This is one of my favorite minerals, and one I have photographed many times. I have links on my flickr photos to sites that give the "metaphysical" descriptions and they totally apply to me and my fascination with this delightful mineral.
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