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sunstone

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sunstone [′sən ‚stōn]
(mineralogy)
An aventurine feldspar containing minute flakes of hematite; usually brilliant and translucent, it emits reddish or golden billowy reflection. Also known as heliolite.


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He loved the red gold of the sunstone, and the moonstone's pearly whiteness, and the broken rainbow of the milky opal.
 
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