Re: Splendid jewels of HM Queen Fabiola of Belgium Archived Message
Posted by JohnPete on January 13, 2013, 2:50 pm, in reply to "Re: Splendid jewels of HM Queen Fabiola of Belgium"
Perhaps it is genthite, Tunisia is a source of the stone, among other places. It's green color is almost a match and perhaps HM's specimens were of the finest grade. It might have been given proudly to her as example of workmanship of a typical Tunisian mineral resource. http://www.johnbetts-fineminerals.com/jhbnyc/mineralmuseum/picshow.php?id=37034 Of course, I could be wrong and it is jade or nephrite. --Previous Message-- : The complete set of jewels, I mean necklace : and earrings, with "green" stones, : rubies and diamonds it was sometimes called : "Tunisian", because Queen Fabiola : wore for the first time during a state visit : to Tunisia. : : I think too that the green stones are not : emeralds, because they look too opaques and : not translucent. I think they are : semi-precious stones (maybe agatha or jade). : Still, a very nice parure! :
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