Black Moonstone

General Information: Black Moonstone is a variety of feldspar in the moonstone family, typically displaying a dark gray to charcoal or near-black base with a silky, pearlescent sheen (adularescence). It is associated with new moon energy and the divine feminine mysteries.

Origin Locations: Madagascar (primary source), India.

Related Chakras: Root, Sacral, Third Eye

Metaphysical Properties: Black Moonstone is revered as a stone of new beginnings, protective intuition, and the deep feminine cycle. It is believed to carry the energy of the dark moon — a time of inner reflection, release, and the planting of seeds for future growth. Practitioners work with it to connect with their inner shadow, embrace transformation, and prepare energetically for new cycles in life. It is thought to offer protection during psychic work and to enhance clairvoyance and prophetic dreaming. Black Moonstone is also associated with fertility, emotional healing, and ancestral wisdom.

Identification Tips: Dark gray to charcoal-black base; silky adularescence (pearlescent sheen); opaque to semi-translucent; vitreous luster; hardness 6–6.5; typical moonstone layered structure visible in raw form.

Popular Uses: New moon rituals, intuitive development, meditation, jewelry, women's health work, protection.