Amber is fossilized tree resin—not a mineral but an organic gem aged over 30 to 90 million years

not pigment-based: no color is chemically present

and root centers—the stones in this tradition associated with confidence

This piece is cut and polished to a point with a flat base

Pink at the center

Sunstone Sterling Silver Ring Sunstone Amber is fossilized tree resin—notA raw crystal set in silverthe aventurescence visible even in the mount. Sunstone is a member of the feldspar familyoligoclase or orthoclasedistinguished by platelets of hematite or goethite locked in parallel alignment within the crystal structure. Those platelets create aventurescence: a bright, glittering internal scatter of light that shifts as the stone is turned. Mohs hardness 66. 5. Oregon's Harney County is one of the world's most notable