Oregon Sunstone

[Eu_citzen]

A 4.73 cts oregon sunstone finished yesterday.

 

[DDancer]

very nice

 

[hvacker]

I showed my wife your work and she just gasped. I've never heard of the stone. Can you tell me more about it?

 

[waxy luster]

Where I come from, we say "That's badass."


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[JLeonhardy]

Wow! That's brilliant (no pun intended)! Is that one of the regular old straw yellow ones?

 

[Eu_citzen]

hvacker, Right. The oregon sunstone is found in basaltic lava I think. It comes in yellow, green, red and a nice peachy colour.
I've heard of blue, but never seen one. It does get its colour from copper. Sunstone belongs to the family of feldspars, I want to recall they are plagioclase.
More here:
Three Occurrences of Oregon Sunstone | Gems & Gemology

Thanks all!
And yes, JL that's one of the regular yellow ones.

 

[wilfndgold]

Looks like your getting better and better at cutting Gems.

 

[curious kat]

Very Pretty & nice job Eu !

 

[JLeonhardy]

Let me know if you want more to play with, EU.

 

[Eu_citzen]

I can never have enough, JL. But I'd like to know what you had in mind, PM me.

 

[JLeonhardy]

Nothing in particular in mind, EU, I just have *way* more of the stuff than I know what to do with. Have about 500 carats of the straw yellow I keep meaning to send to Lambert for cutting. BUT, if you wanted some cutters for your own-self, I'm sure we can figure something out!