Sunstone Necklace

Warm Stone, Quiet Gold

Raw Sunstone chip beads strung along a slender gold-toned cord — each piece irregular in shape, ranging from pale peach to deep amber-orange. The stones slide freely along the cord and hold their position once placed, letting the wearer arrange them however they choose. The spacing is never fixed; it changes with the person wearing it.

• Elements: Natural Sunstone chip beads, gold-toned cord, adjustable closure
• Size: Standard adjustable fit
• Rarity: Limited seasonal release
• Associations: Leo (Sunstone)

Express your natural beauty with GAIA pieces, handcrafted with care in Egypt.

Ancient Greeks associated Sunstone with Helios, the god of the sun, and carried it as a talisman believed to bring vitality and warmth to its bearer. The stone’s aventurescence — its internal glittering caused by reflective mineral platelets — was documented by classical writers as evidence of the stone’s solar origin, a quality that made it one of the few gems described in terms of light rather than color (Kunz, G.F., The Curious Lore of Precious Stones, J.B. Lippincott, 1913).