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    Re: Duchess of Cornwall's bracelet: tiger's eye? Archived Message

    Posted by Lennick on March 21, 2015, 3:52 pm, in reply to "Duchess of Cornwall's bracelet: tiger's eye?"

    As I said in the thread you referenced, it's my opinion the stone is a Cat's Eye Chrysoberyl. I have not changed my mind.

    --Previous Message--
    : A few months ago, we had a discussion about a
    : golden bangle with a big unidentified stone,
    : worn by the Duchess of Cornwall, and
    : possibly worn a century earlier by Queen
    : Alexandra:
    :
    : http://members2.boardhost.com/royal-jewels/msg/1415180028.html
    :
    : It seems that Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall,
    : wore this bracelet a few days ago, when she
    : attended, with the Prince of Wales, a
    : private dinner in Washington, DC, at Barby
    : Allbritton's home (Mrs Allbritton is the
    : chairwoman of the Prince of Wales' U.S.
    : Foundation):
    :
    :
    : (Source: Chris Jackson/Getty Images North
    : America)
    :
    : And here is a good HQ pic:
    :
    :
    :
    :
    :
    : Judging from the colour and chatoyancy of
    : the central stone, I would guess it could be
    : a variety of tiger's eye, or cat's eye. What
    : do you think?
    :
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