Labradorite Crystal Guide: meaning, origin & properties
For the in-between.
Learn what Labradorite is, where ours comes from, traditional associations across cultures, and how to identify a real specimen, in our complete Labradorite Crystal Guide.
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These are A-grade Labradorite polished hearts from Atsimo-Andrefana, Madagascar. Polishing opens the flash in this feldspar, so each heart shows its own mix of blue, green, and gold. Each heart runs 1.25-1.75 inches at Mohs 6-6.5, fully natural and untreated. A favorite intuition stone for gifting and bedside tables.
Labradorite looks like a plain gray stone until you turn it. Then the flash hits, blue, green, gold, sometimes a whole sheet of color that lights up and disappears again. The effect has its own name: labradorescence.
We bring these hearts in from Atsimo-Andrefana, Madagascar.
Labradorite was first described in Labrador, Canada in 1770, where Moravian missionaries found the flashing stones along the coast.
Those who work with labradorite often turn to it for listening to the quieter signals, a sense of groundedness when things feel uncertain, and clarifying what you actually want. It's traditionally linked to the third eye and crown chakras. If that resonates, place one on a nightstand or on an altar where you sit. How you use it is up to you.
These are traditional associations drawn from historical practice. This stone is not a substitute for medical or mental health care.
Offered as a starting point for your own practice.
Labradorite sits at 6-6.5 on the Mohs scale, about as hard as glass, so it handles daily use but will scratch against harder stones. Keep chemical cleaners away from it; they can etch the surface.
Natural labradorite from Atsimo-Andrefana, Madagascar. Untreated.
You'll receive pieces from the same batch photographed, weighed to the amount you choose. Every piece passes our quality control and meets or exceeds what you see in the photos. Single specimens are listed separately and say so.
Each piece measures 1.25 to 1.75 inches on its longest side and weighs 20 to 50 grams.
Grades reflect visual quality within a batch. A is standard, with typical inclusions. AA shows stronger color, cleaner surfaces and tighter sizing. AAA is the top 10 to 15 percent of a batch. Every lot is inspected and graded by our team in Rockville, Maryland, not taken on the supplier’s word.
This batch is from Atsimo-Andrefana, Madagascar. It came to us through a community partnership, one of the sourcing models we publish and stand behind.
Every lot is inspected and graded by our expert team before it is listed, not taken on the supplier's word. A on this listing means stronger color, cleaner surfaces and tighter sizing than the batch average. Pieces that miss the mark never reach the shop.
How We GradeSourced through a regional cooperative or community-based workshop. Processing and economic benefit stay local, which means more of the value reaches the people doing the work. We say what we know and where our tracing stops.
Our Sourcing StandardsEverything we sell is natural in origin: never synthetic, never dyed, never coated. Where a stone has been heated, irradiated or stabilized, which is common in the trade for some species, we say so on the listing. If a piece is not as described, return it within 90 days of delivery.
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