Sunstone

The name sunstone (also called aventurine feldspar) refers to copper- to gold-coloured glittering feldspars, and refers only to the sparkling appearance. Synonyms are aventurine sunstone, delawarite, heliolite and sunshine.

It is found in India, Madagascar, Malawi, Russia, Norway and Oregon/USA.

Indian, Norwegian and Russian sunstone has iridescent orange to reddish brown hues. Sunstone from Oregon is red, pink, orange, yellow, green, blue-green or colourless.


Mineral class of the framework silicates

Mohs hardness: 6 - 6.5
Density: 2.5 - 2.7
Cleavability: perfect
Stroke colour: white
Transparency: opaque to translucent

Healing properties
Optimism, alleviates fears, worries, depressions, strengthens own strengths