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Rainbow lattice sunstone, also known as rainbow lattice, is a type of orthoclase feldspar that exhibits a rare combination of aventurescence, adularescence, and a distinctive iridescence lattice pattern. The iridescence lattice pattern consists of inclusions that are the result of crystallographically oriented exsolution crystals within the ...
Sunstone is a microcline or oligoclase feldspar, which when viewed from certain directions exhibits a spangled appearance. It has been found in Southern Norway , Sweden , various United States localities and on some beaches along the midcoast of South Australia.
As an optical phenomenon, adularescence exists only in the presence of light; it is a product of the interaction between light and the internal microstructures of the mineral and not a property of the mineral itself.
Aventurine feldspar or sunstone can be confused with orange and red aventurine quartzite, although the former is generally of a higher transparency. Aventurine is often banded and an overabundance of fuchsite may render it opaque, in which case it may be mistaken for malachite at first glance.
Oregon sunstone labradorite (1987) Pennsylvania [61] Rhode Island [62] Bowenite serpentine (1966) Cumberlandite (1966) South Carolina [63] Blue granite (1969) Amethyst (1969) South Dakota [64] [65] Rose quartz (1966) Fairburn agate (1966) and State Jewelry: Black Hills Gold: Tennessee [66] Agate (2009) Limestone (from 1979 to present)
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Actinolite. Nephrite (var.); Adamite; Aegirine; Afghanite; Agrellite; Algodonite; Alunite; Amblygonite; Analcime; Anatase; Andalusite. Chiastolite; Andesine ...
Sunstone (medieval), a crystal mentioned in medieval manuscripts in Iceland and supposed to reveal the position of the sun in overcast sky Iceland spar , a transparent crystallized mineral Aztec sun stone , a 16th-century sculpture excavated in Mexico City