About Oregon Sunstone
Oregon Sunstone is a gem-quality member of the labradorite feldspar family—found only in the central high desert of Oregon. These raw crystals are a wild, natural alternative to diamonds, full of fire and history.
Back before diamonds became a mass-market commodity, Tiffany & Co. once mined Oregon Sunstones as a domestic alternative. Why? Because they sparkle like crazy. With a high refractive index and brilliant internal flashes, they shimmer with the same light-catching drama as traditional stones, but with a character all their own.
Unlike most crystals that form in cool environments near the surface, Oregon Sunstones were born in fire. They crystallized deep inside molten basalt and erupted fully formed across the floor of Rabbit Basin in the Oregon desert—carried to the surface by lava itself. Inside each one are tiny metallic platelets of copper and aluminum that produce a phenomenon known as “schiller”—a metallic gleam that dances across the surface as the stone moves.
What sets Oregon Sunstone apart from all other sunstones in the world is this copper content. It creates wild, rare colors you won’t find in feldspar from anywhere else—think cherry red, deep green, golden orange, and sometimes even purple. Every sunstone is different, and every one of ours is hand-picked for strength, clarity, and shimmer. We’ve tested them all, and only the toughest crystals make it into our raw sunstone rings.
Still curious? GIA did an incredible deep dive on Oregon Sunstone—click here to read it. Three Occurrences of Oregon Sunstone
