Gem of the Week: Sunstone

The sunstone gem is a leadership stone, and brings leadership qualities to its wearer. It aids in dispelling fears and phobias and also decreases stress and lifts depression. Sunstone promotes grounding and protection. Sunstone gems also warms the heart and allows the person to get in touch with their life force. Color: Gold-Orange Metallic Sheen

  
Sunstone's unique formation develops the strongest color in the center of the stone giving the raw stone a ghostly appearance. Sunstone is a relatively uncommon until recently. There are large deposits of Sunstone in Norway and on the East Coast of the US. 
Some varieties of Sunstone found in Oregon developed with copper giving the stones a darker hue. The copper also gives a unique refraction to the stone letting it refract multiple hues as light hits it. 
Sunstone is the state stone of Oregon.