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Let's Rock => Rock Talk => Topic started by: stoneya93 on November 25, 2016, 11:28:14 AM
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Simple question.
Does it bleach in the sun?
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And actually, a comprehensive list of all the stones that bleach in the sun would be incredibly helpful. If this topic is already listed somewhere, and I'm sure it is at this point, just point me in the right direction? :icon_salut: :icon_sunny:
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Now that is s truly impressive question!!! Waiting and wstching....
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Well, huh. :icon_scratch:
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I've had a big hunk in the sun for over six months and so far seems to hold its color.
Stones i,ve seen loose color in the sun is, gem silica, amythist and rose quartz.
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I have honey oynx from the panimint mountains near Death Valley that will
Turn white if left in the sun
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And actually, a comprehensive list of all the stones that bleach in the sun would be incredibly helpful. If this topic is already listed somewhere, and I'm sure it is at this point, just point me in the right direction? :icon_salut: :icon_sunny:
Larimar is reputed to lose colour though I've not observed it myself. I wondered whether it was dehydration that was the risk rather than light.
Also Iolite
Opal dries, loses fire & crazes
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And actually, a comprehensive list of all the stones that bleach in the sun would be incredibly helpful. If this topic is already listed somewhere, and I'm sure it is at this point, just point me in the right direction? :icon_salut: :icon_sunny:
Also see also the GIA article on Maxixe-type beryl or blue beryl http://www.gia.edu/gems-gemology/winter-1981-beryl-nassau (http://www.gia.edu/gems-gemology/winter-1981-beryl-nassau) ... couldn't remember where I'd seen it.
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The sun over time will bleach any stone although this can take hundreds or thousands of years. I would say lepidolite is safe for a lifetime.