Moonstone

Moonstone

Moonstone may refer to:

Wilkie Collins
  • The Moonstone, 1868 book by Wilkie Collins, considered the first detective novel in English
  • The Moonstone, 1934 American film directed by Reginald Barker based on the book
  • Mount St. Louis Moonstone, ski hill, formerly Moonstone, now part of Mount St. Louis
  • Moonstone, California, small town in Humboldt County
  • Moonstone, Ontario, hamlet near Coldwater, Ontario, Canada
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In video games
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Other
  • Moonstone, the machine used to select numbers in the Lotto draw in the National Lottery (United Kingdom)
  • Moonstone, the English name commonly used for the sandakada pahana
  • Moonstone, a Performing Arts Festival performance given at IIT-Bombay
  • Moonstone Mountaineering, an outdoor brand bought by Columbia Sportswear
  • Lunar Society Moonstones, a set of eight carved sandstone memorials to various members of the Lunar Society

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  • Moonstone — Moonstone: A Hard Days Knight Mo …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Moonstone — Moon stone (m[=oo]n st[=o]n ), n. (Min.) A nearly pellucid variety of feldspar, showing pearly or opaline reflections from within. It is used as a gem. The best specimens come from Ceylon. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • moonstone — ► NOUN ▪ a pearly white semi precious form of feldspar …   English terms dictionary

  • moonstone — [mo͞on′stōn΄] n. a milky white, translucent feldspar with a pearly luster, used as a gem …   English World dictionary

  • Moonstone — Opale (comics) Pour les articles homonymes, voir Opale (homonymie). Opale Personnage de The Incredible Hulk, The Aven …   Wikipédia en Français

  • moonstone — /moohn stohn /, n. 1. Also called precious moonstone. a semitransparent or translucent, opalescent, pearly blue variety of adularia, used as a gem. 2. any of several adularescent feldspars, as certain varieties of albite, labradorite, or… …   Universalium

  • Moonstone — Piedra Lunar Personaje de Marvel Comics Primera aparición (como Karla Sofen) en Capitán America (vol. 1) #192 (como Moonstone) en Incredible Hulk #228 (Octubre de 1978) Creador(es) Marv Wolfman Frank Robbins …   Wikipedia Español

  • moonstone — UK [ˈmuːnˌstəʊn] / US [ˈmunˌstoʊn] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms moonstone : singular moonstone plural moonstones a shiny white stone used in jewellery …   English dictionary

  • moonstone — moon|stone [ˈmu:nstəun US stoun] n [U and C] a milky white stone used in making jewellery ▪ a moonstone necklace …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • moonstone — noun (C, U) a milky white stone used in making jewellery: a moonstone necklace …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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