Sunstone
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Sunstone is a noun meaning (mineralogy) A translucent form of feldspar having flakes of hematite, used as an ornamental stone.
Meaning
(mineralogy) A translucent form of feldspar having flakes of hematite, used as an ornamental stone.
More Meanings
- A stone, possibly Icelandic spar, said in late medieval sources to have been used by navigators in the Viking Age and later to find the location of the sun in an overcast sky, possibly via polatization of light.
Word Forms
- sunstones
Synonyms for sunstone
Depending on context, synonyms include heliolite, aventurine.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include aventurine, moonstone, cornstone, starstone, soapstone, lonestone.
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