crystal on stand changed colour

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Hi all,

I have attached a photo in the photos file of a purple crystal on a stand and I

was wondering if someone could explain it's changing colour.

I have had this crystal for at least 2 years and it has always remained purple

(my favourite colour).

Last night when I got home from my NZ trip to visit my sick father, I sat down

at my desk to check emails.

I noticed that the crystal was a light blue colour - like the lovely teal blue

you see in the shallow waters at the beach. I showed everyone here and commented

how weird it was that it was blue and not purple. They all agreed it was

definately a light teal blue colour. It stayed that colour the whole time I was

up.

This morning when I got up and looked at it it was purple again, and has

remained purple all day.

 

It is such a strange thing to have happened so I thought I would ask the group

for any explanations you may have - I am only just learning about crystals and

would love to get an understanding of what happened here as it has never

happened before.

 

I look forward to your comments, I hope you can access the photo in the photo

file.

Many thanks

Amanda

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 3/28/2009 12:20:02 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

amandao writes:

 

~~It is such a strange thing to have happened so I thought I would ask the

group for any explanations you may have - I am only just learning about

crystals and would love to get an understanding of what happened here as it has

never happened before.~~

 

 

 

All the crystals I have seen like this are cut glass (perhaps leaded

crystal) and not made from natural crystals. You can do an ebay search for more

example with the search phrase " diamond paperweight " .

_http://shop.ebay.com/items/__diamond-paperweight_W0QQ_nkwZdiamondQ20paperweig

htQ20QQ_cqrZtrueQQ_nkwuscZdiamonQQ_nkwuscZpaperweight?_rdc=1_

(http://shop.ebay.com/items/__diamond-paperweight_W0QQ_nkwZdiamondQ20paperweight\

Q20QQ_cqrZtrue

QQ_nkwuscZdiamonQQ_nkwuscZpaperweight?_rdc=1)

Was this being sold as some form of crystal by the shop you purchased it

from or simply being called a crystal? The color difference could be a matter of

the lighting at the given time of day and how light refracts through the

facets and also how colors from around and object can affect the appearance of

the color.

 

The colors I see in the photo you posted are pinks, purples and blues, I do

not see any green-blues (teal) as you mentioned. Some of the colors I can tell

are merely being created from reflection of what is around the piece.

 

Some natural crystals however can change colors due to where they are being

displayed/kept. SOME (not all) Amethyst and Rose Quartz can fade being in

direct sunlight for too long. while others won't change color at all. Citrine

is

created when Amethyst is " baked " (extreme temperature change) whether it is

done naturally by mother earth or by human intervention. Ametrine is a

beautiful crystal that displays both the Amethyst coloration and the Citrine in

the

same piece. _http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ametrine_

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ametrine)

 

Blessings to your day all.

ReNau

 

" Codail, suaimhnigh i nge/aga nadragain "

" Sleep, rest in the arms of the Dragon "