Sunstone

Japanese: sunstone
Sunstone

…Moonstone, whose Japanese name is Tsukichoseki, has a bluish milky white color reminiscent of moonlight. Sunstone, whose Japanese name is Sunchoseki, belongs to the oligoclase (a type of plagioclase) and has an orange-red color. It has numerous parallel flake crystals of hematite and goethite distributed and included inside, which gives it the sparkling aventurine effect. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "sunstone" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ムーンストーンは和名を月長石といい,月光を思わせる帯青乳白色を示す。サンストーンsunstoneは和名を日長石といい,オリゴクレース(斜長石の一種)に属し,帯橙赤色を示す。内部に赤鉄鉱(ヘマタイト),針鉄鉱(ゲータイト)の薄片結晶が平行に数多く分布・内包されていることから,キラキラ輝くアベンチュリンaventurine効果を示す。…

※「sunstone」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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