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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 374001, member: 5833&quot;]Another wealth of great information, as we have come to expect of you, AJ.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie49" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I knew they treat aquamarine to get it down to that insipid pale blue that was so popular (I like my aquamarine/beryl sea green, but never find it in jewellery.)&nbsp; Did not realize they are now darkening it this way.&nbsp; Good to know.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Zircon tends to be pricier than some of the other options.&nbsp; Zircon also has a very high refractive index.&nbsp; It would flash way more than any of the other bracelet stones &amp; stand out in a weird way.&nbsp; If there was an alternative, think they would not use it.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is not a fair comparison because they are not all in the same light.&nbsp; However, to my eye, the color of the bracelet stone is still different than either of the other 2, which want to go toward green.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]128713[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Maybe it is kyanite.&nbsp; They do seem to be using it for jewellery these days:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]128714[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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