{"product_id":"oregon-sunstone-non-schiller-mineral-plush-oregon-usa","title":"Oregon Sunstone - Non Schiller - Specimen","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eLocality\u003c\/b\u003e: Spectrum Mine, Plush area, Lake County, Oregon, USA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription\u003c\/strong\u003e: Oregon sunstone is Oregon's official state gemstone, named in 1987. It is a natural labradorite feldspar that formed as large crystals inside basalt lava in the high desert of south-central Oregon. As the lava weathers away, the tougher feldspar crystals are left behind in the soil.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThese pieces come from the Spectrum Mine in the Plush area of Lake County, a private mine where diggers keep what they find. Geologists have dated the sunstone-bearing basalt in this part of Oregon to about 9 million years old, in the late Miocene.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eMany Oregon sunstones contain tiny flat platelets of native copper that flash in the light, an effect called schiller. Worldwide, copper inside early-forming feldspar crystals like this is rare. Copper also gives some stones red or green colour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThese are non-schiller pieces, small natural sunstone crystals without the copper flash.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eIn crystal traditions, sunstone is associated with joy, confidence and good fortune.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eChemical Composition\u003c\/b\u003e: (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eChakra\u003c\/b\u003e: Sacral \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eApproximate Size for 1 piece\u003c\/b\u003e: 16mm x 10mm x 5mm \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eApproximate Weight for 1 piece\u003c\/b\u003e: 1.2g\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQuantity\u003c\/strong\u003e: 1pc or baggie of 150grams\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe do our best to buy quality products- although not every rock is the same. If you choose to purchase the \"staff pick option\", we will select the best of the batch for you. Otherwise, it will be at random from the larger batch we have in stock.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWatch Adam dig for Oregon sunstone (an earlier trip):\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4BkdRnpFGFQ\"\u003eMy Oregon Sunstone Trip\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oregon, U.S.A.","offers":[{"title":"1 pc \/ Standard","offer_id":41414967361706,"sku":"SUNSTOREROUG-1","price":1.5,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1 pc \/ Staff Pick","offer_id":41944356651178,"sku":"","price":2.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"150 grams \/ Standard","offer_id":44953100091562,"sku":"","price":60.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/7158\/3658\/products\/Sunstone-Oregon-Rough_3.jpg?v=1632343291","url":"https:\/\/rubblerockandgem.com\/de\/products\/oregon-sunstone-non-schiller-mineral-plush-oregon-usa","provider":"Rubble Rock And Gem","version":"1.0","type":"link"}