Invoking the magnificence of the Aurora Borealis, Labradorite shimmers with mystical allure. The stone, which is usually a dark, grey-green, refracts light in coruscating flashes of color known as a Labradorescence. “The ‘peacock’ colors this stone exhibits are magnificent” says Kar. “Light will display blue, green, red, purple, yellow and even brown.  It's a classic for a jewelry designer to work with.”

• Colour: Grey base with magical flashes of peacock-blue, green, gold, and sometimes violet (“labradorescence”).
  

• Origin: Canada, Madagascar, Finland.
  

• Hardness: 6–6.5.
  

• Energy: Stone of transformation and intuition.
  

• Trivia:
  

• Inuit legend says it fell from the Northern Lights.
  

• Used as a mystical stone by shamans.
  

• Care: Avoid knocks; polish softly.