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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 430381, member: 5833&quot;]They did turn various milky shades, although the amber cabochon in an Egyptian brooch does not go milky.&nbsp; It is so dark, with so many inclusions or internal fractures, it requires strong light behind it to see it as anything but a shiny, not quite black stone.&nbsp; I&#039;m not an amber expert, but it is light enough in weight for amber, is quite different from the cabochon that is faux in another Egyptian piece, and why in the world wouldn&#039;t you make it prettier if you were making fakes?</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Tried to get photos, but not enough hands/stands.&nbsp; Since ruby is a color, not a mineral, could think of pink stones as anemic rubies rather than as fancy sapphires.&nbsp; If not all rubies fluoresce, answer may just be that the replacement is one that does not while other three do.&nbsp; (Boy do they!)</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]150720[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]150721[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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