About Oregon Sunstone

The Oregon Sunstone is known to occur in only three small deposits in the Central Oregon High Desert, primarily at the Dust Devil Mine. Native Americans in the Northwest once picked up the glittering gems from the ground and traded them to early Western settlers. Oregon Sunstones are often found in sacred bundles and local burial sites. These stones were traded as far east as the Mississippi river, and as far north as Central Alaska.

Natural Oregon Sunstones are gem quality. The properties and essence of each gemstone, hue, saturation, gradation, etc., are unique.  The copper in Oregon Sunstone, unlike all other sunstone worldwide, gives this gem its unique brightness and vivid range of natural coloring, and the magical coppery reflection known as the Schiller Effect.

Most importantly, the Dust Devil Mine Oregon Sunstones are guaranteed  all natural and untreated.  Don't confuse NATURAL Oregon sunstone with the 'red andesine' on the market.  The 'andesine' material is generally heated and diffusion treated to give the color to the stones.  Oregon sunstone can also be named 'red labradorite' or 'yellow labradorite'.

As no two pieces of fine Black Opal or Pearls are identical, each Oregon Sunstone is unique and glorious.