Sunstone
At a glance
- Type
- Mineral
- Group
- Silicate
- Crystal system
- Triclinic
- Hardness
- Hard (5.5 to 7.5)
- Density
- Medium (2.5 to 3.2)
- Occurs in
- Igneous rocks
- Foliation
- Not layered
- Colour
- Red, Orange, Brown
- Lustre
- Glassy
- Use
- Gemstone
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Hard
Did you know?
- Sunstone glitters because of tiny metallic flakes inside the feldspar, such as hematite or native copper.
- Sunstone is the official state gemstone of Oregon in the United States.
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Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q2729026 · All stones · All entries