Sunstone is a gemstone defined by warmth, movement, and light held just beneath the surface. Revered in ancient cultures of Northern Europe and the Mediterranean, stones displaying coppery flashes were associated with daylight, navigation, and vitality—not as symbols, but as practical companions in a world governed by the sun’s position and strength. Its appeal has always been visual first: light caught, scattered, and returned.
Like moonstone, sunstone belongs to the feldspar family, but its character is entirely its own. Tiny platelets of copper or hematite within the stone create aventurescence—a natural glittering effect that appears as flashes of gold, copper, or red when the stone is moved. Colors range from pale champagne and peach to rich orange and deep reddish tones, each animated by internal sparkle rather than surface brilliance.
The sunstones in this collection are selected for lively aventurescence, balanced color, and overall presence. Untreated and carefully cut to enhance natural light play, they favor warmth and character over precision alone. Each stone reflects a material shaped by both structure and chance, where inclusions are not flaws but the source of its beauty.
Sunstone does not shine by reflection alone. It carries its light within—quietly responsive, unmistakably alive, and grounded in the long human habit of reading meaning in the way stone meets the sun.
