Labradorite displays a beautiful iridescent play of colors, caused by internal fractures, dispersing it into different colors, this effect, known as labradorescence. Labradorite is Translucent to transparent.
It is found in Gray, Gray white, White, Light green, light blue, light green, pale orange-red, black, usually with a strong multicolored display of purple, blue, and green schillers. A variety from Finland known as Spectrolite, shows the Schiller effect with dark reds, orange, yellow, blues and green color flashes.
Significant Gem Localities:-
Some of the most important deposits are in Canada, Norway, former USSR, Finland, Madagascar, Ukraine, South Wales, Australia, U.S.
Burma (Myanmar)
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Mohs scale hardness 6 – 6.5
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