sunstone
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Sonnenstein
A translucent form of feldspar having flakes of hematite, used as an ornamental stoneA translucent form of feldspar having flakes of hematite, used as an ornamental stone.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)A translucent form of feldspar having flakes of hematite, used as an ornamental stone.
(countable, uncountable)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 polarization of light.
Sonnenstein
More definitions
- a translucent quartz spangled with bits of mica or other minerals
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Origin
sun + stone. Compare Icelandic sólarsteinn.sun + stone. Compare Icelandic sólarsteinn.
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plural: sunstonesSynonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- a translucent quartz spangled with bits of mica or other minerals:aventurine
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