{"id":11576,"date":"2025-12-03T12:40:50","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T12:40:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testv91.demowebsitelinks.com\/Rose-Gem-ShopV2\/?page_id=11576"},"modified":"2025-12-18T17:58:52","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T17:58:52","slug":"what-is-oregon-sunstone","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/testv91.demowebsitelinks.com\/Rose-Gem-ShopV2\/what-is-oregon-sunstone\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Oregon Sunstone"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Oregon Suntone with \u201cconstellation schiller\u201d so called because of the way it emulates the stars\n\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Schiller orientated to show a streaking effect is highly sought after in colored Oregon Sunstone\n\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Sometimes other vendors will attempt to pass these off as Oregon Sunstone but they are not. These are Indian or African Sunstone\n\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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What is Oregon Sunstone?
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About Oregon Sunstone
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Oregon Sunstone is classified as a cuprian labradorite feldspar.\u00a0 What does this mean?\u00a0 Feldspar is the crystal type.\u00a0 Labradorite might be a stone you\u2019ve seen with shimmering colors.\u00a0 Sunstone is a type of labradorite in the feldspar class.<\/p>

While there are other \u201csunstones\u201d which are labradorite feldspars, only Oregon Sunstone is \u201ccuprian\u201d containing copper inclusions.\u00a0 It\u2019s these microscopic bits of copper known as \u201cschiller\u201d that give Oregon Sunstone the shimmering effect.\u00a0 Sometimes it appears as a \u201cconstellation effect\u201d as seen in the photo below on the left.\u00a0 Sometimes it\u2019s called \u201ccloud schiller\u201d as in the photo on the right, where it looks like little wisps or clouds across the stone. Sometimes you don\u2019t see any schiller at all in the stone, but all Oregon Sunstone contains copper which will color the stone from a champagne gold to pink, to orange to bright red to teal or green or combinations of all these colors.<\/span><\/p>

More information about schiller can be found\u00a0<\/span>HERE<\/a><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>

Don\u2019t be confused by imitations (search \u201candesine\u201d for more information about fakes) or by Indian or African sunstone which contains hematite inclusions rather than copper.\u00a0 You can see the difference when you look at a bright orange piece of \u201cother sunstone\u201d as opposed to Oregon Sunstone. Indian or African sunstone is generally opaque or only slightly translucent and has large multicolored inclusions (see photo below). Oregon Sunstone on my website is all hand dug by me. I saw it come out of the ground in Eastern Oregon and I guarantee the authenticity.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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History
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Oregon Sunstone is found in a remote area of Eastern Oregon and is very hard to find unless you know what you\u2019re looking for.<\/p>

Oregon Native Americans valued Oregon Sunstone and traded it across the west. They would also use it in medicine ceremonies and in sacred bundles. It has been found in many Native burial sites. The ancient legend is that a warrior was wounded by an enemy\u2019s arrow and died on the ground, his blood staining the rocks red and this is where Oregon Sunstone comes from.<\/p>

In the late 1800\u2019s Tiffany and Co. of New York was concerned about the availability of diamonds and hearing about Oregon Sunstone, purchased mining rights in the area with the idea of selling \u201cPlush Diamonds\u201d named after the little town of Plush Oregon nearby the deposits.\u00a0 Unfortunately the mining was so difficult and the area so remote that Tiffany gave up on Oregon Sunstones by the 1950\u2019s. In 1987 the Oregon state legislature named Oregon Sunstone as the state gemstone.<\/p>

Oregon Sunstone has enjoyed a renaissance in the last few years, especially with people who want a unique or special stone for their jewelry or who want to have\u00a0 US sourced stone.\u00a0 Whatever the reason, we\u2019re glad Oregon Sunstone has been gaining popularity in recent years.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Properties
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Sunstone is 6.5-7.2 on the Moh\u2019s hardness scale, which means it can be polished, faceted, and carved and made into jewelry.<\/p>

Some value the stone for its alleged metaphysical properties, claiming that it holds a positive energy represented by the power of the sun, bestowing prosperity, wisdom, fearlessness, generosity, and mental clarity.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>