5.19ct Peach/Gold/Green Oregon Sunstone

This stone looks a lot like a very expensive sunset tourmaline, but it's not. It's a bi-color Oregon Sunstone with shades of pink and gold. The concave cutting ads an extra dimension to this gorgeous gemstone that glistens and gleams with warm tones. This stone would look stunning, set in rose gold, yellow, or white gold. The choice is all yours. This stone measures 12.5mm across and weighs 5.75ct. Good sized stone for a ring or a pendant.

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.

This bright red and gold bi-color Oregon Sunstone has some brilliant color to it. It shows some dazzling "schiller," the name for the tiny bits of copper inside the stone that catch the sun and shine so beautifully. The color is mostly red with hints of orange and gold. As with most Oregon Sunstone, it will change depending upon the light and viewing angle. The stone weighs 6.8ct and measures 17x11mm, making it the perfect size for a pendant or brooch.