diamondyes
Brilliant_Rock
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When I studied at the GIA, they referred to kunzite as "the evening stone." The reason being that it is safest to wear the stone at night, because it does indeed fade under intense or prolonged light or heat exposure. It's too bad, because I love the deeper orchid shades. But if you only intend to wear it for special occasions, it may be a worthwhile purchase. A lot of it is also irradiated though, so you have to be careful when purchasing.
Oh wow! Thank you for sharing this! It definitely makes me think twice about spending serious money on kunzite…
I should mention that I bought these stones about 20 years ago. At that time, I was not educated about the possible loss of color!
Oh I didn’t know that about irradiation! Does that mean it’s unsafe to wear? Or that… well what does this mean for me?
Is there anything you can do to get the colour back???
I've heard that with padparadschas you can sun them. Obviously you can't sun this but I wonder if there's anything one can do.
It's an intriguing stone!
From a cutters standpoint, kunzite can be a real PITA to polish. Many cutters, including myself, have cut one, and said never again! Not worth the time to get a good polish.
Ooh why is it hard to polish? And just out of curiosity what is an easier stone to polish? I find this fascinating!