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When I sought out to write a post about June’s birthstone, I immediately started picking out pearls. After all, the pearl is not only one, but arguably the most popular, of this month’s birthstones. I wrote about why I think the oceanic gem is such a fitting representation for June in last week’s Britt’s Pick, a chain bracelet dangling a baroque pearl by Zoë Chicco.
The thing is, I like pearls. But I don’t looooove pearls. I enjoy featuring them in impressive designs because I don’t do it often, so it feels novel (that word, by the way, is all but ruined by this pandemic). But that’s why it was such a major “duh” moment when I realized that pearl is not the sole birthstone of June and that one of my absolute favorite (if not the favorite) stones is. Magical, mystical moonstone!
![Lord Jewelry Moonlight pendant Lord Jewelry Moonlight pendant](https://www.jckonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Pendant-Moonstone-Lord-Jewelry.jpg)
![Sofia Zakia Wandering Cosmos moonstone ring Sofia Zakia Wandering Cosmos moonstone ring](https://www.jckonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Ring-Moonstone-Sofia-Zakia.jpg)
![AM Thorne rainbow moonstone jewelry AM Thorne rainbow moonstone jewelry](https://www.jckonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Jewelry-Moonstone-AM-Thorne.jpg)
![Loriann Jewelry moonstone and green sapphire earrings Loriann Jewelry moonstone and green sapphire earrings](https://www.jckonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Earrings-Moonstone-Loriann-Jewelry.jpg)
Moonstone is your friend who dabbles in tarot readings. It’s a lover of crystals and astrology. It’s spiritual, mysterious, brilliant. It’s impossibly gorgeous. And all of these things, in gemstone form, keep it interesting look after look, so how could anyone ever possibly tire of wearing and collecting them? They couldn’t.
![K Mita Moonlight ring K Mita Moonlight ring](https://www.jckonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Ring-Moonstone-K-Mita.jpg)
![Omi Prive moonstone and sapphire earrings Omi Prive moonstone and sapphire earrings](https://www.jckonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Earrings-Moonstone-Omi-Prive.jpg)
![Sotellina customizable signet ring Sotellina customizable signet ring](https://www.jckonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Ring-Moonstone-Sorellina-Jewelry.jpg)
Like little drops of our solar system, moonstone is an otherworldly material so treasured some designers work with it if not exclusively, at least pretty heavily. Entire collections are dedicated to the gem, and it does seem as if they’re appearing in more and more fine jewelry collections as of late. I have yet to see it make any heavy appearances in engagement jewelry, but wouldn’t that be something? I know it’s on the delicate side, but that hasn’t stopped anyone from getting married with emeralds.
![Io Collective rainbow moonstone Zoe ring Io Collective rainbow moonstone Zoe ring](https://www.jckonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Ring-Moonstone-IO-Collective.jpg)
![Lauren Newton moonstone mermaid earrings Lauren Newton moonstone mermaid earrings](https://www.jckonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Earrings-Moonstone-Lauren-Newton.jpg)
![Michael Jensen moonstone Merlin's ring Michael Jensen moonstone Merlin's ring](https://www.jckonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Ring-Moonstone-Michael-Jensen.jpg)
![Karma El Khalil Icicle earrings Karma El Khalil Icicle earrings](https://www.jckonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Earrings-Moonstone-Karma-EK.jpg)
![Walters Faith moonstone earrings Walters Faith moonstone earrings](https://www.jckonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Earrings-Moonstone-Walters-Faith.jpg)
Here are some recent favorite jewels featuring moonstone, relevant at the moment as June’s birthstone, yes, but with an everlasting allure that appeals to a wide range of shoppers’ tastes and budgets.
Top: Anna Ring in 18k yellow gold with 7.59 ct. moonstone and 0.38 ct. t.w. diamonds, $13,600; Erica Courtney
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