4.27ct Champagne Oregon Sunstone with slight schiller

Catch this falling star and put it in a ring or pendant! Beautiful Oregon Sunstone in AAA Red color with fantastic coppery schiller throughout. Oregon Sunstone, the official state gemstone, is a great choice when you're looking for an unusual gem that catches the eye. Flashes of copper glisten and shine, and the warm color will have you thinking of the hot sun in August out in Eastern Oregon where this gemstone is mined. This stone is fairly large at 9.2mm and weighs 3.6ct.

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.

Have you been looking for the perfect 10mm Oregon Sunstone for a ring or pendant design? Look no further! This bicolor Oregon Sunstone has the perfect color and size for a truely impressive solitaire ring or to be the centerpiece of a larger design. The color on this stone is incredible, from a dark peachy orange to gold to a bold green in one stone. Of course, Oregon Sunstone is all natural, never treated to bring out any colors. This is the color of came out of the ground with. The tiny sparkles are due to the microscopic bits of copper known as "schiller" that make Oregon Sunstone so unique in the gem industry. This stone measures 10mm and is cut in a spectacular brilliant pattern. The weight is 3ct.

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.