Labradorite Pendant on Amazonite Squares with Sterling Silver.

Labradorite has always fascinated me, mostly because there is a lot more going on in this mineral than immediately meets the eye. To the casual observer, this stone is just a mass of uninteresting gray-green, but a close-up viewing will reveal its inner fire -- as if the interior of the stone were lit by a mysterious blue flame. Turn the stone in your hands and this "schiller," or Labradorescence bounces around, producing highlights of blue and violet and in gemstone quality Labradorite, an entire rainbow of colors.

Originally discovered on Canada's Labrador Penninsula in 1770, Labradorite can also be found in Finland and in the former USSR. It is a stone devoted to personal power and is said to promote the ability to see through illusion and to realize the imagination. It is one of my favorite stones because of the inner secret and the power it radiates.

For this necklace, I combined a lovely, polished and rounded pendant with cheerful, bright aqua Amazonite squares. Price: $200.00.