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Labradorite

Labradorite derives its name from the peninsula of Labrador in Newfoundland, Canada, one of the places where it is found.  In it's massive form the stone often shows a play of colors which may include white, gray, green, bluish, reddish or yellow.  Crystalline Labradorite may be colorless.

Spectrolite is a trade name for labradorite from Finland.

Lore

New Age devotees report that wearing labradorite promotes psychic and other communication abilities.  Also said to enhance a persons will power.

Labradorite is known as a powerful sleep aid.

" . . . labradorite is associated with many of the ancient magical practices of the region, including knot rituals.  Finnish labradorite was sometimes buried in fields as an offering to the powerful spirits of the land.  In northern lands labradorite is said to have fallen from the  Aurora Borealis.  Spectrolite, a black iridescent labradorite, called shamans' stones, comes from Finland." ¹

Labradorite " . . . unites the personal self with the understanding required to both realize and achieve the destiny of this life, relieving insecurity and apprehension, while enhancing faith and reliance in oneself and the absolute purity of the universal harmony." ²

1)  Cassandra Eason "The Illustrated Directory of Healing Crystals"

2)  A. Melody "Love Is in the Earth: A Kaleidoscope of Crystals" pg. 232