sunstone

[ suhn-stohn ]

noun

1. a reddish variety of oligoclase feldspar, used as a gem, having a red and bright-yellow play of color.

sunstone

/ ˈsʌnˌstəʊn /

noun

1. See aventurine
   another name for aventurine

Word History and Origins

Origin of sunstone¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; sun, stone

Word History and Origins

Origin of sunstone¹

C17: so called because it contains red and gold flecks which reflect the light

Example Sentences

Sunstone culture because of the sun worship and the megaliths.

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He loved the red gold of the sunstone, and the moonstone's pearly whiteness, and the broken rainbow of the milky opal.

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He loved the red-gold of the sunstone, and the moonstone's pearly whiteness, and the broken rainbow of the milky opal.

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On the fifteenth chunk, he got an interruption pattern that told him that a sunstone—or something, probably something—was inside.

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He looked at them for a moment, and dropped the new sunstone in among them, chuckling happily.

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