(AVANTURINE FELSPAR.)
Sunstone or avanturine felspar is a variety of oligoclase;
grayish-white to reddish-gray in color, usually the latter; containing
minute crystals of hematite, göthite or mica, which are imbedded and
scattered through the stone, and give forth golden-yellow, reddish, or
prismatic reflections. The hardness is 6 to 7, specific gravity 2.56 to
2.72, and lustre pearly or waxy to vitreous.
Sunstones are found near Stockholm, in Finland, the Urals, Ceylon, the
Alps, Iceland, the United States, and other places.