Moonstone
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Moonstone may refer to:
Wilkie Collins
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Other:
- Moonstone (gemstone)Moonstone (gemstone)Moonstone is a sodium potassium aluminium silicate, with the chemical formula AlSi3O8.-Etymology:Its name is derived from a visual effect, or sheen, caused by light reflecting internally in the moonstone from layer inclusion of different feldspars....
, gemstone
Wilkie Collins
- The MoonstoneThe MoonstoneThe Moonstone by Wilkie Collins is a 19th-century British epistolary novel, generally considered the first detective novel in the English language. The story was originally serialized in Charles Dickens' magazine All the Year Round. The Moonstone and The Woman in White are considered Wilkie...
, 1868 book by Wilkie Collins, considered the first detective novel in English - The Moonstone (film)The Moonstone (film)- Cast :*David Manners as Franklyn Blake*Phyllis Barry as Ann Verinder *Gustav von Seyffertitz as Carl Von Lucker*Jameson Thomas as Godfrey Ablewhite*Herbert Bunston as Sir John Verinder*Charles Irwin as Inspector Cuff...
, 1934 American film directed by Reginald Barker based on the book
Places:
- Mount St. Louis MoonstoneMount St. Louis MoonstoneMount St. Louis Moonstone is a southern Ontario ski resort located north of Barrie. The resort is just over one hour driving time from Toronto and is located just off Highway 400, which makes it a prime destination for Toronto-area skiers...
, ski hill, formerly Moonstone, now part of Mount St. Louis - Moonstone, CaliforniaMoonstone, CaliforniaMoonstone is an unincorporated community in Humboldt County, California. It is located southeast of Trinidad, at an elevation of 121 feet . For census purposes, it is aggregated in Westhaven-Moonstone, California. The area is sited adjacent to Pacific Ocean beach and the mouth of the Little River...
, small town in Humboldt County - Moonstone, Ontario, hamlet near Coldwater, Ontario, Canada
In literature:
- Moonstone BooksMoonstone BooksMoonstone Books is an American comic book, graphic novel, and prose fiction publisher based in Chicago focused on pulp fiction comic books and prose anthologies as well as horror and western tales....
, publisher of graphic novels and comic books - Moonstone (imprint), an imprint of HarperCollins
- Moonstone (comics)Moonstone (comics)Moonstone is a fictional character, both a supervillain and superheroine in Marvel Comics' Marvel Universe.-Publication history:...
, Marvel Comics supervillainess, also known as Meteorite - Moonstone, most powerful magical artifact in the Lone WolfLone Wolf (gamebooks)Lone Wolf is a series of 28 gamebooks, created by Joe Dever and initially illustrated by Gary Chalk. The series began publishing in July 1984 and sold more than 10.2 million copies worldwide....
gamebook series - Moonstone, a weapon in Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel RidersPrincess Gwenevere and the Jewel RidersPrincess Gwenevere and the Jewel Riders is a 1995 children's fantasy animated television series inspired by the Arthurian myths, produced by Bohbot Productions with association with Hong Ying Animation and internationally syndicated by Bohbot Entertainment.The series had two...
- The Moonstone, from Erin Hunter's Warriors novel series
- Moonstone, a potion ingredient used in the Draught of Peace from the Harry PotterHarry PotterHarry Potter is a series of seven fantasy novels written by the British author J. K. Rowling. The books chronicle the adventures of the adolescent wizard Harry Potter and his best friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, all of whom are students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry...
series
In video games:
- Moonstone (company)Moonstone (company)Moonstone is a Japanese visual novel studio known for creating adult-oriented bishōjo games. The founding members of Moonstone had once been members of Circus, a similar visual novel studio...
, Japanese visual novel studio - Moonstone: A Hard Day's KnightMoonstone (computer game)Moonstone: A Hard Days Knight, is a computer game developed and published by Mindscape in 1991. It was released on the Amiga and one year later converted to DOS-based PCs...
, a 1992 computer game - Moonstones, major plot element in Skies of ArcadiaSkies of ArcadiaSkies of Arcadia, released in Japan as , is a console role-playing game developed by Overworks for the Dreamcast and published by Sega in 2000. Skies of Arcadia Legends, a port, was released for the GameCube in 2002. Legends was also in development for the PlayStation 2; however, the PS2 version...
- Moonstone, one of the three keys to Atlantis in the computer game Indiana Jones and the Fate of AtlantisIndiana Jones and the Fate of AtlantisIndiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis is a point-and-click adventure game by LucasArts originally released in 1992. Almost a year later, it was reissued on CD-ROM as an enhanced "talkie" edition with full voice acting and digitized sound effects...
- Moon Stone, item in the PokémonPokémonis a media franchise published and owned by the video game company Nintendo and created by Satoshi Tajiri in 1996. Originally released as a pair of interlinkable Game Boy role-playing video games developed by Game Freak, Pokémon has since become the second most successful and lucrative video...
video games and anime - Moonstone, item in Chrono TriggerChrono Triggeris a role-playing video game developed and published by Square for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1995. Chrono Triggers development team included three designers that Square dubbed the "Dream Team": Hironobu Sakaguchi, the creator of Square's Final Fantasy series; Yuji Horii, a...
which can be transformed into a Sunstone - Moonstone, an artifact in Ultima series
Other works of fiction:
- Moonstone (The Outer Limits), episode of the television show The Outer Limits
- "Moonstone", song by Cat Stevens on his 1967 album New MastersNew MastersNew Masters is an album by singer-songwriter Cat Stevens. The album was released in December 1967 by Deram Records, a new subsidiary of Decca Recordsas a follow up to the highly successful "Matthew and Son". The label was disappointed by the album's poor sales, after the success of Matthew and Son,...
Other:
- Moonstone, the machine used to select numbers in the Lotto draw in the National Lottery (United Kingdom)National Lottery (United Kingdom)The National Lottery is the state-franchised national lottery in the United Kingdom and the Isle of Man.It is operated by Camelot Group, to whom the licence was granted in 1994, 2001 and again in 2007. The lottery is regulated by the National Lottery Commission, and was established by the then...
- Moonstone, the English name commonly used for the sandakada pahanaSandakada pahanaSandakada pahana, also known as Moonstone, is a unique feature of the Sinhalese architecture of ancient Sri Lanka. It is an elaborately carved semi-circular stone slab, usually placed at the bottom of staircases and entrances. First seen in the latter stage of the Anuradhapura period, the sandakada...
- Moonstone, a Performing Arts FestivalPerforming Arts FestivalThe Performing Arts Festival, abbreviated as PAF, is the biggest inter-hostel cultural competition in the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay located at Powai in Mumbai...
performance given at IIT-Bombay - Moonstone Mountaineering, an outdoor brand bought by Columbia SportswearColumbia SportswearColumbia Sportswear Company is a United States company that manufactures and distributes outerwear and sportswear. It was founded in 1938 by the late Paul Lamfrom, father of present chairperson Gert Boyle. The company is headquartered in Washington County, Oregon, in an unincorporated part of the...
- Lunar Society MoonstonesLunar Society MoonstonesThe Moonstones are a set of eight carved sandstone memorials to various members of the Lunar Society. Made in 1998, they can be viewed in the grounds of the Asda supermarket in Queslett, Great Barr, Birmingham, England...
, a set of eight carved sandstone memorials to various members of the Lunar Society