Moonstone Beach is in Cambria California.
This is arguably one of the most breathtaking beaches along the California coast,
but what exactly is a “moonstone?”
It is said that the ancient Greeks used the term “moonstone"
to describe those gems that evoke the moon’s delicate, ethereal light.
The Greeks valued the moonstone as a talisman for lovers.
To wear it was thought to arouse the most tender of passions and true love.
It was also believed that wearing the stone
conveyed knowledge of future events, and could guide a person in making important decisions.
Moonstones in Cambria were named by our early settlers
and the stones are formed in the earth by patient
dripping of water and minerals through the ages.
During storms they are swept out of their underground caves
and down the streams into the ocean where they are patiently
tumbled and polished by the turbulent pacific along our rocky coast.