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sunstone

American

[suhn-stohn] / ˈsʌnˌstoʊn /

noun

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

sunstone British

/ ˈsʌnˌstəʊn /

noun

another name for aventurine

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of sunstone

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

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But what the country lacks in gemological richness, it makes up in a startling variety of gems mined coast to coast, from Oregon sunstone to Maine tourmaline.

From New York Times ● Dec. 5, 2022

And Oregon produces different varieties of sunstone and jasper.

From New York Times ● Dec. 5, 2022

To my surprise, the sunstone is "real" – or rather, as real as a firm theory can make it.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 9, 2013

The Norse sagas mention a mysterious "sunstone" used for navigation.

From Science Magazine ● Nov. 2, 2011

“Neither do I. I want to go to Beta and be a sunstone digger’s wife.”

From Little Fuzzy by H. Beam Piper

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