Labradorite Knot Ring, Size 12

Labradorite cabochon. The flash stone of the feldspar family.

Sterling knot band. The intertwined setting.

Size 12. The run's largest fit.

• Materials: sterling silver band, natural labradorite cabochon; size 12
• The flash (labradorescence) varies honestly stone to stone: blue most commonly, sometimes green or gold
• Wipe with a soft cloth; remove for rough work to protect the cabochon
• SKU: KR90112

Labradorite earns its reputation with physics rather than promises: microscopic layers in the feldspar interfere with light, and the stone flashes blue at the right angle from an otherwise quiet grey, the labradorescence named for the Labrador coast where mineralogy first described it. Inuit tradition read it as the northern lights caught in stone; the crystal tradition files it under intuition and protection, the seeing stone of the Third Eye's shelf. The knot band carries the old intertwined sign of continuity beneath the fire. In the larger size the cabochon sits broad on the hand, which suits the stone: more surface, more angles, more flash. The ring shields no one on its own, as we say plainly; it wears the mineral world's best light trick at the run's biggest fit.

1. Wear it moving; the flash lives in the changing angle.
2. Remove for rough work; cabochons prefer gentler days.
3. Cleanse by smoke or moonlight in the keeping custom.

• Labradorite Knot Ring, Size 11: the fit below.
• Sterling Pentacle Poison Ring, Size 10: the shelf's secret-keeper.
• Selenite Crystal Bowl, 2": the night dish for the ring.

Why does labradorite flash?

Real optics: light interfering in the feldspar's internal layers, the effect named labradorescence, which is why the fire appears only at certain angles.

What is labradorite associated with?

Intuition and protection: the Third Eye's stone in the crystal tradition, told by Inuit lore as the northern lights caught in stone.

Will my stone match the photo?

Closely but never exactly: every cabochon's flash pattern is its own, which is the honest charm of the stone.