sunstone

English

A sunstone

Etymology

sun +‎ stone

Noun

sunstone (countable and uncountable, plural sunstones)

(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

Further reading

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

Anagrams

neustons

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