This individually documented natural Moonstone rough weighs 14.380 carats and is presented as high facet-quality material suitable for advanced lapidary evaluation and faceting. The specimen shows a clear, transparent body together with a slight blue adularescence, giving the rough an attractive combination of transparency and natural optical character.
Measuring approximately 21.8 × 13.8 × 8.7 mm, the specimen offers substantial usable material and favourable dimensions for orientation and yield planning. Its clear body provides the cutter with greater freedom when evaluating potential finished shape, depth and facet design.
The material is recorded as transparent, an important characteristic for high-quality faceting rough. Relatively limited internal obstruction allows light to travel effectively through the stone and can support a finished gemstone in which transparency, facet reflections and adularescence remain visible together.
A defining feature of this specimen is its slight blue adularescence. This characteristic Moonstone phenomenon appears as a soft bluish sheen produced by the interaction of light with fine internal feldspar structures. The position and intensity of the effect may change according to viewing angle, illumination and crystal orientation.
Careful orientation is especially important when faceting Moonstone. The cutter must consider the direction of the adularescent effect together with transparency, internal growth structures, possible fissures and expected yield. Proper orientation can help preserve the optical phenomenon while maintaining an attractive balance between weight retention and finished optical performance.
This specimen is identified as Natural Orthoclase / Moonstone and is recorded with no indications of heating and no indications of other treatment. Its transparency, internal structure and optical appearance are therefore presented in their naturally documented state.
Moonstone belongs to the feldspar group and is valued for the structural conditions that produce adularescence. Transparent material of sufficiently high quality is particularly suitable for faceting, where the finished stone can combine conventional facet reflections with the softer floating sheen characteristic of Moonstone.
As natural rough material, the specimen may display fine lamellar growth structures, minute inclusions, internal fissures, cleavage-related features or surface irregularities. These characteristics form part of the geological identity of the material and should be carefully evaluated during cutting.
With its 14.380 ct weight, transparent high-quality body and subtle blue adularescence, this natural Moonstone rough offers strong potential for precision faceting. Its favourable dimensions and clear material provide an excellent starting point for an individually planned gemstone in which transparency, optical performance, adularescence and usable yield
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