Sunstone 8mm Faceted Puff Heart A Grade - 15-16 Inch HPS_06012023 an ideal choice for crafting

an ideal choice for crafting exquisite jewelry pieces

Von Prehn discovered the stone in South Africa in 1774

and chromium lends a beautiful pink or purple

the mineral was named for French paleontologist Eugene Durmortier (1803-1873)

A cryptocrystalline Chalcedony

Sunstone 8mm Faceted Puff Heart A Grade - 15-16 Inch HPS_06012023 an ideal choice for craftingSunstone, a variety of Feldspar, is aptly named for its shades of gold, orange, red and brown, as well as its iridescent sparkle. As the stone catches the light, inclusions of Goethite or Hematite refract the light between the layers of the crystal, producing the effect of the stone seeming to shine from within.