sunstone

English

A sunstone

Etymology

sun +‎ stone

Noun

sunstone (countable and uncountable, plural sunstones)

1. (mineralogy) A translucent form of feldspar having flakes of hematite, used as an ornamental stone.

Synonyms

• heliolite

Translations

a translucent form of feldspar with flakes of hematite

• Greek:

  Ancient: κεραύνιος m (keraúnios)

See also

• aventurine, aventurin, avanturine
• moonstone

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Sunstone”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “sunstone”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

Anagrams

• neustons