Sharon Bohannon, August 21, 2017
These red, pink and orange hued gems evoke passion and excitement – and are sure-fire accessories for sultry summer days.
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Once upon a time, gem cutting was a strict craft bound by centuries of tradition. Then Bernd Munsteiner (b. 1943) invented the fantasy cut.
Read MoreChristopher L. Johnston, Mickey E. Gunter, December 1, 1991
The Ponderosa mine is now producing commercial quantities of the gem-quality labradorite feldspar known as sunstone.
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In the early 1800s sunstone was a little-known, rare and costly gemstone. It wasn’t until finds in Norway, Siberia, and other parts of the world that sunstone became somewhat more widely recognised, more available and less expensive.
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