1787  The curious body the Labrador stone, which reflects all the colors of the peacock, is found there in loose masses.
1835  (1836)  I collected specimens of gypsum, also, in this bay, and of a white friable stone resembling talk [sic] or Labradore spar, in the manner in which it breaks off into plates.
1861  Labrador abounds in white spar, and also in small specimens of that beautiful one called "Labrador spar."