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Madagascar Labradorite
Gemstone · Madagascar
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GEOLOGICAL REFERENCE REGIONMadagascar
National gem and fossil source zones · exact locality required
-18.77°, 46.87° · View on globe ↗What makes it distinct
Interference within feldspar lamellae produces color flashes that move with the viewer and light.
Selection & use
Approve the exact slab in moving light; document repairs, backing and the precise Malagasy source.
Backlit features, furniture, bars and protected collector surfaces.
Optical flash varies radically by cutting angle and cannot be approved from one static sample.
Geology & trade names
Labradorite-rich feldspar ornamental rock fabricated as slabs or assembled panels
Madagascar Labradorite