Learn about sunstone's durability and how to care for your sunstone jewelry.

Not all feldspars that bear the name “sunstone” are from the same side of the feldspar family—both the orthoclase and the plagioclase species boast a sunstone feldspar variety. The name sunstone refers to the gem’s appearance rather than to its chemical makeup.

In the early 1800s sunstone was a little-known, rare, and costly gemstone. It wasn’t until finds in Norway, Siberia, and other parts of the world that sunstone became somewhat more widely recognized, more available, and less expensive.

Learn about the factors that make sunstone so desirable.

2013 年 7 月探索俄勒冈州Ponderosa（庞德洛萨）矿场宝石报告三部曲的第一部分。Ponderosa（庞德洛萨）矿场是一处处于黄松环抱之中的日光石产地，景色壮丽。

我们光顾 Dust Devil 矿区继续我们的“日光石奇幻历险”系列之旅，许多获誉良多的刻面宝石和雕刻品均产于此地。

“奥德赛日光石”系列的最后一部分介绍了 Sunstone Butte 矿（拥有大量壮观的绿色和双色宝石的新场址）。