Stones damaged by sunlight

                                Sometimes when you want to cleanse a stone leaving it in the
                                sunlight is an excellent way to do this, but some stones can
                                be damaged by the suns rays.
 


Aventurine: translucent types often loose color
Amethyst: becomes paler
Apatite: pink variety fades
Aquamarine: becomes paler
Beryl:brown or orange may turn pale pink
Citrine: may change color
Fluorite: green and purple types change color
Rose Quartz: becomes paler
Smokey Quartz: becomes paler
Kunzite: becomes pale or loses color
Sapphire: is much happier in moonlight