Gemstones Governed by the Moon

Gemstones Governed – Pearl and Moonstone are two main gems governed by the Moon. This article gives details about these two gems.As per Vedic knowledge the Moon was born from the mind of the Cosmic Man (Kaal Purusha or Viraat Purusha) and it is mentioned as, ”Chandrama Manso Jaat”.

Moon; Queen of the Night Sky …

Moon has since eternity inspired lovers and poets. Here is what Brett expressive in beautiful worlds:

“Shinning Silver while the sun sleeps
The moon begins her silent creep.
A glowing disk that entice the tide
Dancing with the sea as waves collide
She comes to me most every night.
Bringing with her dreams of flight
But must depart with the coming day
She Walks in Beauty and cannot stay.
Fear not we’ll meet once more
As the sun goes down she’ll be at my door.”

In Vedic Astrology …

In Vedic Astrology great importance is given to the planet Moon. Well the two lumin aires viz. the Sun and the Moon are representing the basic masculine and feminine energies respectively. In other words the father and mother entities needed for procreation.

The Moon governs our mind which plays an important role throughout life.

As per the Treatise Phala deepika:

“Chandrrbalamtunikhilgrehveeraye-beejam”

This means that the strength of the Moon boosts up that of all other planets.

Basically two gemstones viz. Pearl which is from animal source and the Moonstone which is of mineral origin are governed by the Moon.

PEARL …

Names
In Sanskrit it is called Mukta, Neeraj, Tara, Induratan, and Bindoophal. In Hindi it is known as Moti. In Latin it is known as Margarita.

Chemical Structure

Its chemical formula is: CaCO3 and C3 H18 N9 O11.nH2O

Type of Crystal structure

Its crystals are of orthorhombic shape

Colour

The Naturally Occurring Pearls are white, white with slight touch of pink, brown and black

Places Where Found

Natural Pearls are found in Scotland, France, Ireland, Austria, Germany and USA.

Cultured pearls: Japan, China, Australia and India.

Note: It is sometimes difficult to distinguish natural pearls from cultured pearls; however natural pearls have concentric layers around a nucleus, whereas the cultured pearls have spherical layers.

Technical Specifications

Its Hardness (H) is 3, Specific gravity (SG) is 2.71 and the Refractive Index (RI) is in the range 1.53 – 1.68

As Per Astrology

Lord Planet of Pearl is the Moon

Substitute Gem of Pearl

Moonstone which is also governed by the Moon is pearl’s substitute gem

MOONSTONE …

Names

In Sanskrit it is called Chandrkaant.

Chemical Structure

Its chemical formula is: KAlSi3O8

Type of Crystal structure