sunstone

English

A sunstone

Etymology

sun +‎ stone

Noun

sunstone (countable and uncountable, plural sunstones)

  1. (mineralogy) A translucent form of feldspar having flakes of hematite, used as an ornamental stone.

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Further reading

  • “Sunstone” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
  • sunstone mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016

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