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Oregon sunstone — specimen 0038, photo © NMNHS
Oregon sunstone — specimen 0038, photo © NMNHS

Oregon sunstonespecimen 0038

Origin

North America
USA, Oregon
Oregon sunstone — specimen 0038, locality map
Data

Weight: 0.52 ct; size: 6.14 | 3.99 | 2.85 mm; shape: octagon; colour: colourless; clarity: eye clean; cut: good; treatment: none.
Notes

Very clean specimen; good step cut style. Source: Gary Eisenberg, Knoxville, Tennessee.

Other specimens
Oregon sunstone — specimen 0723Oregon sunstone — specimen 0447Oregon sunstone — specimen 0008Oregon sunstone — specimen 0446

More information from ‘Classification’


A feldspar with copper inclusions; has a composition of about 70% anorthite and 30% albite; occurs in Oregon, USA.