1.86ct AAA schiller Oregon Sunstone

Here's a nice little Oregon Sunstone with some fantastic color and copper schiller. Oregon Sunstone is such a fun material because no two stones are ever 100% alike. This one has that AAA copper schiller, and the color is a nice dark pink, a little less orange than some. The color is almost what I'd call a Padparadscha pink. There are many legends around Oregon Sunstone and Sunstone in general. The Northern Piute legend is that a great warrior fell wounded by an enemies arrow. The warriors blood carried his spirit into the stones, staining them red and giving them sacred power. The Norse were known to have used calcite to be able to determine the location of the sun on overcast days, but this is different from the silicate feldspar we know as Sunstone today. While there are other feldspar materials known as Sunstone, Oregon Sunstone is the only one with the unique copper inclusions. This particular gem weighs 1.02ct and measures 6mm. It's cut into a cute cushion design that would work well in a ring or a small pendant.

Here's a very nice green/pink/gold tri-color Oregon Sunstone dug from the world famous Dust Devil Mine near Plush. These colors are just amazing, and as good as the photos look, the stone is even better when you hold it in your hand. In addition to the gorgeous color of this stone, the cut is exquisite. The concave cuts in the stones pavilion give it an added dimension of sparkle. The stone measures 14x10mm and weighs 4.9ct. It would be perfect in a pendant, ring or brooch.

This is one of those stones everyone loves to see when I’m out at the markets selling. Although the pictures