Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A variety either of oligoclase or of orthoclase, or when green a microcline feldspar, showing red or golden-yellow colored reflections produced by included minute crystals of mica, göthite, or hematite.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Med.) Aventurine feldspar. See under
aventurine .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun mineralogy A
translucent form offeldspar having flakes ofhematite , used as anornamental stone.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a translucent quartz spangled with bits of mica or other minerals
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Examples
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Such a tool, known as a sunstone, is known from legend, but until now experimental evidence that it could actually work as hypothesized was lacking.
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In Dinotopia: The World Beneath, 1995, large caverns beneath the island are lit by glowing algae, "sunstone" crystals, and ferns.
Luminescence James Gurney 2009
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So they used a polarimeter to mimic the possible effect of a supposed "sunstone" crystal, but the article doesn't detail exactly what sort of crystal that might be.
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For a "sunstone" they used a polarimeter, a device that measures polarization.
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The enigmatic sunstone appears as an extra navigational aid in an Icelandic saga featuring a sailor called Sigurd who, frustrated by the weather, holds a sunstone aloft to locate the sun and so set his ship's course.
Sunstones could have helped Vikings navigate from Norway to America 2011
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The ruby-colored light from the sunstone gives him a threatening, power-mad look.
Portrait Lighting: Underlighting James Gurney 2010
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The portrait of the character Lee Crabb from Dinotopia, below, shows him at a dramatic moment when he wants to take control of a powerful glowing sunstone.
Portrait Lighting: Underlighting James Gurney 2010
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Touching the sunstone in her right ear, she cast a protective net over a hundred-square-yard area.
Black Magic Cherry Adair 2010
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The ruby-colored light from the sunstone gives him a threatening, power-mad look.
Archive 2010-05-01 James Gurney 2010
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The portrait of the character Lee Crabb from Dinotopia, below, shows him at a dramatic moment when he wants to take control of a powerful glowing sunstone.
Archive 2010-05-01 James Gurney 2010
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