sunstone

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Synonyms: gunstone, sunshine, sunstroke, sandstone, burstone, syntone, cupstone, turnstone, tinstone, mudstone, rubstone

Antonyms: gunstone, sunshine, sunstroke, sandstone, burstone, syntone, cupstone, turnstone, tinstone, mudstone, rubstone

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|mineral}} A [[translucent]] form of [[feldspar]] having flakes of [[hematite]], used as an [[ornamental]] stone.
2. A stone, possibly [[Icelandic spar]], said in late medieval sources to have been used by [[navigator]]s in the Viking Age and later to find the location of the sun in an [[overcast]] sky, possibly via [[polarization]] of light.

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