Labradorite Rough Wire Cage Pendant

Rough, uncut labradorite. Left in its natural state, which shows the flash at more angles than a polished stone.

A woven wire cage. The stone is held rather than drilled, which keeps it intact.

About two inches. Cord or chain not included, so you can hang it however suits you.

• Rough labradorite in a woven wire cage, approximately 2 inches long
• Cord or chain not included
• Natural stone: the flash, shade, and shape vary from piece to piece
• Note: labradorite is a feldspar and can chip along its cleavage planes; handle it gently
• SKU: JTC315

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 is hidden until the light hits it right. Judy Hall places it at the third eye. These are contemporary attributions, and we file them as such.

1. Cleanse it on arrival with smoke or moonlight; skip salt and long soaking, since feldspar is not fond of either.
2. Hang it from a cord or chain of your own, since none is included.
3. Wear it and move; the flash only appears when the stone catches the light at an angle.
4. Hold it while you name an intention, if the wearing is part of a working.
5. Handle it gently; rough labradorite chips along its cleavage.

• Labradorite Grade A Untumbled, 1 lb: the same stone rough, by the pound.
• Labradorite Free Shape: a polished piece for the altar.
• Kyanite Palm Stone: another modern stone, for the same register.
• Jade Double-Terminated Pendant: another stone worn at the throat.
• White Sage Smudge Stick: the arrival cleanse.

What causes the flash?

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

Why rough rather than polished?

Rough stone has more fractured faces, so it catches the light at more angles and flashes more readily as you move.

Does it come with a chain?

No. The pendant is ready to hang, but no cord or chain is included.

What does practice keep it for?

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

How do I care for it?

Smoke or moonlight to cleanse. Skip salt and long soaking, and handle it gently, since feldspar chips along its cleavage planes.