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Hi Russ, I am surprised to read your reply. I hope you will show me some examples of dyed-green aventurine from India—since I have never seen such a thing before. The color of this material is not "dark green," but rather a pretty consistent bright jade-green. I don't recall ever seeing any dark green aventurine beads from India. It is true there are also occurrences of "red" (actually brown) and "blue" (nearly black) aventurine. I likewise think these can be and usually are natural colors. I have not seen specimens that appear to have been dyed. But, since I am very interested in the topic of dyed stones, I would like to see specimens if there are such to be examined. Be well. Jamey All rights reserved by Bead Collector Network and its users |
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