Sunstone

We're pleased to offer you a large online selection of loose Sunstone gems for sale. The orange Sunstone with its unmistakable color-pattern is a perfect gemstone for jewelry designers looking for something special and unique. We have this gemstone available in a variety of shapes and sizes; Sunstone is fairly priced as well. At GemSelect we sell natural gemstones only! All of our gemstones can be certified by professional gemstone Labs as well. We offer worldwide shipping in Standard or Express parcels.

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Actinolite Cat's Eye 58 Agate 807 Agate Geode 19 Almandine Garnet 35 Amazonite 212 Amethyst 3,144 Amethyst Geode Slice 80 Ametrine 206 Ammolite 452 Andalusite 204 Andesine Labradorite 149 Apatite 562 Aquamarine 84 Aventurine 129 Azotic Topaz 13 Azurite 20 Black Opal 327 Bloodstone 256 Boulder Opal 216 Carnelian 91 Cat's Eye Apatite 39 Cat's Eye Aquamarine 18 Cat's Eye Gemstones 1,110 Cat's Eye Moonstone 67 Cat's Eye Opal 168 Cat's Eye Scapolite 97 Chalcedony 124 Charoite 166 Chocolate Opal 75 Chrome Diopside 1 Chrysoberyl 100 Chrysoberyl Cat's Eye 177 Chrysocolla 63 Chrysoprase 33 Citrine 4,257 Color Change Gemstones 831 Color-Change Diaspore 713 Color-Change Fluorite 59 Color-Change Garnet 59 Coral 293 Demantoid Garnet 248 Dendritic Agate 246 Diamond 698 Druzy Amethyst 5 Druzy Azurite 20 Druzy Citrine 51 Druzy Variscite 132 Emerald 880 Enstatite 5 Fire Agate 338 Fire Opal 168 Fluorite 205 Fossil Coral 330 Garnet 5,850 Golden Beryl 182 Grandidierite 186 Grossularite Garnet 50 Hematite 372 Hemimorphite 46 Hemimorphite Druzy 46 Hessonite Garnet 2,250 Hiddenite 17 Howlite 142 Idocrase 27 Imperial Topaz 12 Iolite 170 Jadeite 319 Jasper 1,362 Kornerupine 243 Kunzite 438 Kyanite 719 Labradorite 695 Lapis Lazuli 339 Larimar 153 Lepidolite 49 Malachite 243 Malaya Garnet 149 Mali Garnet 12 Maw-Sit-Sit 132 Moonstone 974 Morganite 910 Moss Agate 69 Mother Of Pearl 102 Mystic Quartz 420 Mystic Topaz 28 Nuummite 121 Obsidian 247 Onyx 288 Opal 1,211 Opal Doublet 5 Opal In Matrix 20 Peanut Wood 15 Pearl 19 Peridot 1,401 Pietersite 655 Prehnite 837 Psilomelane Dendrite 25 Pyrite 16 Pyrope Garnet 1,849 Quartz 1,320 Quartz Cat's Eye 85 Quartz With Hedenbergite 9 Quartz With Marcasite 190 Rainbow Moonstone 624 Rainbow Pyrite 183 Rhodochrosite 157 Rhodolite Garnet 457 Rhodonite 38 Rose Quartz 747 Rubellite Tourmaline 12 Ruby 1,265 Ruby In Fuchsite 93 Ruby-Zoisite 220 Rutile Quartz 540 Sapphire 5,100 Scapolite 97 Scolecite 34 Seraphinite 50 Serpentine 80 Sillimanite 73 Sillimanite Cat's Eye 401 Smithsonite 1 Smoky Quartz 1,064 Snowflake Obsidian 35 Sodalite 34 Spectrolite 147 Spessartite Garnet 380 Sphalerite 359 Sphene 505 Spinel 959 Star Diopside 7 Star Garnet 50 Star Gemstones 843 Star Moonstone 98 Star Rose Quartz 18 Star Ruby 257 Star Sapphire 410 Star Sunstone 3 Strawberry Quartz 951 Sunstone 529 Tanzanite 836 Tiger's Eye 861 Tiger's Eye Matrix 166 Topaz 4,621 Tourmaline 2,437 Tsavorite Garnet 251 Turquoise 94 Uvarovite Garnet Drusy 60 Variscite 8 Zircon 2,062

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3.52 ct Red Sunstone, 11.8 x 10.1 mm Oval Cut From India

Natural Sunstone, Qty: 1 pc | 3.52 carat weight Sunstone

3.52ct1 Piece

$ 19.36

11.8 x 10.1 mm

Item Description
Stone Type:	Loose Sunstone
Sunstone Weight:	3.52 ct Sunstone
Sunstone Shape:	Oval Facet Sunstone
Sunstone Size:	11.8 x 10.1 mm Sunstone
Sunstone Color:	Medium Red Sunstone
Sunstone Clarity:	Translucent Sunstone
Sunstone Origin:	India Sunstone
Sunstone Treatment:	Untreated
Sunstone Quantity:	1
Sunstone Certificate:	GemSelect
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2.8 ct Red Sunstone, 10 x 8.1 mm Oval Cut From India

Natural Sunstone, Qty: 1 pc | 2.80 carat weight Sunstone

2.80ct1 Piece

$ 21.56

10 x 8.1 mm

Item Description
Stone Type:	Loose Sunstone
Sunstone Weight:	2.80 ct Sunstone
Sunstone Shape:	Oval Facet Sunstone
Sunstone Size:	10 x 8.1 mm Sunstone
Sunstone Color:	Medium Red Sunstone
Sunstone Clarity:	Translucent Sunstone
Sunstone Origin:	India Sunstone
Sunstone Treatment:	Untreated
Sunstone Quantity:	1
Sunstone Certificate:	GemSelect
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2.48 ct Red Sunstone, 10 x 8.3 mm Oval Cut From India

Natural Sunstone, Qty: 1 pc | 2.48 carat weight Sunstone

2.48ct1 Piece

$ 19.10

10 x 8.3 mm

Item Description
Stone Type:	Loose Sunstone
Sunstone Weight:	2.48 ct Sunstone
Sunstone Shape:	Oval Facet Sunstone
Sunstone Size:	10 x 8.3 mm Sunstone
Sunstone Color:	Medium Red Sunstone
Sunstone Clarity:	Translucent Sunstone
Sunstone Origin:	India Sunstone
Sunstone Treatment:	Untreated
Sunstone Quantity:	1
Sunstone Certificate:	GemSelect
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3.33 ct Red Sunstone, 11.1 x 9 mm Oval Cut From India

Natural Sunstone, Qty: 1 pc | 3.33 carat weight Sunstone

3.33ct1 Piece

$ 20.11

11.1 x 9 mm

Item Description
Stone Type:	Loose Sunstone
Sunstone Weight:	3.33 ct Sunstone
Sunstone Shape:	Oval Facet Sunstone
Sunstone Size:	11.1 x 9 mm Sunstone
Sunstone Color:	Bright Orange Red Sunstone
Sunstone Clarity:	Translucent Sunstone
Sunstone Origin:	India Sunstone
Sunstone Treatment:	Untreated
Sunstone Quantity:	1
Sunstone Certificate:	GemSelect
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2.66 ct Red Sunstone, 9.9 x 7.9 mm Oval Cut From India

Natural Sunstone, Qty: 1 pc | 2.66 carat weight Sunstone

2.66ct1 Piece

$ 20.48

9.9 x 7.9 mm

Item Description
Stone Type:	Loose Sunstone
Sunstone Weight:	2.66 ct Sunstone
Sunstone Shape:	Oval Facet Sunstone
Sunstone Size:	9.9 x 7.9 mm Sunstone
Sunstone Color:	Bright Orange Red Sunstone
Sunstone Clarity:	Translucent Sunstone
Sunstone Origin:	India Sunstone
Sunstone Treatment:	Untreated
Sunstone Quantity:	1
Sunstone Certificate:	GemSelect
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3.8 ct Red Sunstone, 11.5 x 9.6 mm Oval Cut From India

Natural Sunstone, Qty: 1 pc | 3.80 carat weight Sunstone

3.80ct1 Piece

$ 20.90

11.5 x 9.6 mm

Item Description
Stone Type:	Loose Sunstone
Sunstone Weight:	3.80 ct Sunstone
Sunstone Shape:	Oval Facet Sunstone
Sunstone Size:	11.5 x 9.6 mm Sunstone
Sunstone Color:	Medium Red Sunstone
Sunstone Clarity:	Translucent Sunstone
Sunstone Origin:	India Sunstone
Sunstone Treatment:	Untreated
Sunstone Quantity:	1
Sunstone Certificate:	GemSelect
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3.81 ct Red Sunstone, 12 x 9.9 mm Oval Cut From India

Natural Sunstone, Qty: 1 pc | 3.81 carat weight Sunstone

3.81ct1 Piece

$ 23.34

12 x 9.9 mm

Item Description
Stone Type:	Loose Sunstone
Sunstone Weight:	3.81 ct Sunstone
Sunstone Shape:	Oval Facet Sunstone
Sunstone Size:	12 x 9.9 mm Sunstone
Sunstone Color:	Medium Red Sunstone
Sunstone Clarity:	Translucent Sunstone
Sunstone Origin:	India Sunstone
Sunstone Treatment:	Untreated
Sunstone Quantity:	1
Sunstone Certificate:	GemSelect
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4.16 ct Red Sunstone, 12 x 9.9 mm Oval Cut From India

Natural Sunstone, Qty: 1 pc | 4.16 carat weight Sunstone

4.16ct1 Piece

$ 20.80

12 x 9.9 mm

Item Description
Stone Type:	Loose Sunstone
Sunstone Weight:	4.16 ct Sunstone
Sunstone Shape:	Oval Facet Sunstone
Sunstone Size:	12 x 9.9 mm Sunstone
Sunstone Color:	Medium Red Sunstone
Sunstone Clarity:	Translucent Sunstone
Sunstone Origin:	India Sunstone
Sunstone Treatment:	Untreated
Sunstone Quantity:	1
Sunstone Certificate:	GemSelect
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Discussing Sunstone can seem like a vocabulary lesson when you hear that it is a feldspar mineral which displays aventurescence or the schiller effect.

Put more simply, Sunstone is a clear gemstone with colorful metallic flakes that glitter from inside.

Sunstone Colors

Sunstone is typically a clear gemstone with tiny flakes of hematite, goethite, pyrite, and sometimes copper, as inclusions within the stone.

The colors reflected by the inclusions include gold, red, orange and yellow and the metallic nature of the internal minerals make them appear to shimmer and shine.

Sunstone Species

Sunstone is a gem-quality member of the feldspar mineral group. Feldspar makes up around 50% of the earth's crust if you include all the rock-forming silicate minerals and is made up of mostly potassium, sodium and calcium.

Of course, very little of this material is ever fine enough to become a gemstone but other famous feldspar examples include moonstone, amazonite and labradorite.

The inclusions in Sunstone are usually hematite, goethite or copper and if they are flat flakes, very reflective and cut in alignment they can flash and glimmer in a phenomenon known as aventurescence.

Sunstone Price

It is the color of the Sunstone which will determine its price. Any gemstone which is on the red side of orange will be much appreciated as long as they do not contain any brown tints.

The sparkle or glimmer of a good sunstone is very important so the color must combine with this effect. A deep red sunstone with no 'aventurescence' will not be as valuable as an orange sunstone with lots of glitter.

Carat Weight

Most Sunstone gemstones fall between 1 and 10 carats and the most popular tend to be around 3 to 5 carats because the color looks best at this size and they are perfect for a variety of jewelry items.

Sunstone is not a very expensive gemstone – even high quality brightly colored examples should only be around $5 or $6 per carat no matter the size of the stone.

For more details please refer to our full Sunstone Info page here

Treatments

As far as we are aware, Sunstone is not treated in any way other than cutting and shaping into faceted or cabochon gemstones. Heating gemstones is quite common to improve color and clarity but since the color of Sunstone comes from its inclusions it would more likely spoil the gemstones.

Where is Sunstone found?

Sunstones are mined in various locations around the world with India, Australia, China and Russia notable suppliers. Oregon in the USA is famous for its high quality examples with vibrant colors and glittering inclusions.

What jewelry is Sunstone suitable for?

Sunstone is rated at 6 to 6.5 on Mohs hardness scale scale making it about medium durability for a gemstone. It should be tough enough for most jewelry items but rings and bracelets might need extra care or protective settings to be safe.

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