Labradorite Tumbled Stones, 1 lb, Mixed Sizes

A mixed-size pound. Small through large in one bag, sold by weight, which suits grid work and pouches better than a single graded size.

The flash. Blue, gold, or green depending on the angle, which is the whole point of the stone.

Smooth tumbled finish. Palm-friendly, with no sharp edges, ready to use on arrival.

• Approximately 1 pound of tumbled stones in mixed sizes; count varies
• Material: natural labradorite, sourced from China
• Note: labradorite is a feldspar and can chip along its cleavage planes; store it apart from harder stones
• Flash and shade vary widely from stone to stone
• SKU: GTLABB

The flash is the whole story, and it is genuinely a physical thing: light entering the stone bounces between microscopic internal layers and comes back out as color that was never in the pigment. The mineral was named in the 1770s after Labrador, where Moravian missionaries first collected it, and an Inuit legend holds that the northern lights were once trapped in the rocks of that coast until a man struck them free with his spear, leaving some behind in the stone.

Labradorite has no entry in Cunningham or the older folk sources, so we leave its element and planet blank rather than inventing them. What modern crystal practice has made of it follows the flash: a stone kept for intuition and for what stays hidden until the light hits it right. Judy Hall places it at the third eye. A mixed pound is working stock: the large ones anchor a grid, the small ones fill pouches and spell bottles, and the middling ones go in pockets and get given away.

1. Cleanse the batch on arrival with smoke or moonlight; skip salt and long soaking, since feldspar dislikes both.
2. Sort by size: large for grid anchors, small for pouches and bottles, middling for pockets.
3. Set one where the light moves across it through the day, which is when the flash appears.
4. Carry one and turn it when you have a hand free.
5. Give them away. A mixed pound is the friendliest bag on the shelf for that.

• Labradorite Tumbled Stones, 1 lb, 1-2": the same stone graded to a uniform pocket size.
• Labradorite Grade A Untumbled, 1 lb: the same stone raw, by the pound.
• Labradorite Free Shape, 0.6 lb: a larger polished piece for the altar.
• Lemurian Mini Quartz Points, 1 lb: quartz points to amplify a grid these anchor.
• White Sage Smudge Stick: the arrival cleanse for a pound of stones.

How is this different from the 1 to 2 inch bag?

This one is mixed sizes, small through large. The 1 to 2 inch bag is graded to a uniform pocket size. Choose mixed if you are building grids and filling pouches, graded if you want consistent carrying stones.

What causes the flash?

Light bouncing between microscopic layers inside the stone, an optical effect called labradorescence. It is not pigment; the color is made by the structure.

What does practice keep it for?

Intuition, and for what stays hidden until the light hits it right. These are modern crystal attributions; labradorite has no entry in Cunningham, so we assign it no element or planet. Hall places it at the third eye.

Will they all flash?

Natural labradorite varies. Most pieces flash well at some angle, but the strength and color differ stone to stone, which is part of the character.

How do I care for them?

Smoke or moonlight to cleanse. Skip salt and long soaking, and store them apart from harder crystals.