Oregon Sunstone is found in a remote area of Eastern Oregon and is very hard to find unless you know what you’re looking for in unique gemstones and refined jewelry design.

Don’t be confused by imitations (search “andesine” for more information about fakes) or by Indian or African sunstone which contains hematite inclusions rather than copper. You can see the difference when you look at a bright orange piece of “other sunstone” as opposed to Oregon sunstone jewelry crafted with authentic copper inclusions. Indian or African sunstone is generally opaque or only slightly translucent and has large multicolored inclusions (see photo below). Oregon Sunstone on my website is all hand dug by me. I saw it come out of the ground in Eastern Oregon and I guarantee the authenticity using only natural gemstones.