New Aquamarine tip?

[Ellen]

I've been searching online today, reading up on Aquamarines, and cleaning solutions in particular. Anyway, I found two different sites that said it's best to store Aqua in a dark environment, that light/sunlight can lighten the stone. I'd never heard that before. Anybody else?

Also, I did a search on here and didn't have anything come up for Blitz Gem and Jewelry Cleaner. Anyone familiar with that?

 

[Pandora II]

I''d heard about the lightening in sunlight thing before.

I don''t own any aquas so I can''t comment from experience.

 

[Ellen]

Thanks Pandora. Glad I've possibly done what I was supposed to for the last 32 years, even though I didn't know it!

 

[omieluv]

I wonder why they would lighten, interesting.

 

[Ellen]

Date: 2/13/2008 6:46:55 PM
Author: omieluv
I wonder why they would lighten, interesting.

Well, my "guess" is, that sunlight would have sort of a bleaching/fading affect. Just like it will with rugs, papers, etc. But I never would have guessed it with a stone.

 

[lisaC]

Same thing with a kunzite too

 

[lisaC]

http://www.jewelrymall.com/stones/jewelry-care.html

whole buncha stones get paler

 

[colormyworld]

I think morganite that is irradiated to a blue color will fade but as far as I know aquamarines color is stable.

 

[movie zombie]

interesting.....well, they are chemical compositions and thus some more reactive than others, i guess.

movie zombie

 

[Catmom]

The AGTA site lists aquamarine as a very stable gem and they are not one of the one''s that they have listed as fading in sunlight or heat. I don''t know who is right but I usually go by the AGTA charts.

Ellen, my jeweler relabels the Blitz gem & jewelry cleaner under his own label. I use it on almost all of my jewelry and have for years. I think it cleans well and I''ve had no problems using it.

 

[marcy]

I have heard that about aquas fading. Our Penny''s sells the Blitz jewelry cleaner.

 

[Ellen]

Well, I''ll just keep it in the ring box and be on the safe side.


Michelle and marcy, thanks for the info on the cleaner!



Thanks everybody!

 

[cutes814]

thanks for the tip ellen. it would come in handy since i want to own an aquamarine some day. their color is so mesmorizing. when i stare at it, i feel peaceful.

 

[Ellen]

Date: 2/14/2008 6:40:16 PM
Author: Milly
thanks for the tip ellen. it would come in handy since i want to own an aquamarine some day. their color is so mesmorizing. when i stare at it, i feel peaceful.

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