Some expected results and some surprises in our second round. The biggest surprise is Diamond losing to Opal by a healthy margin. Diamond didn’t even make it to the Sparkly Sixteen. (see what I did there?)
The closest matchups were:
- Rhodonite over Alexandrite by 1 vote
- Chalcedony over Ametrine by 2 votes
- Aquamarine over Onyx by 3 votes
- Sunstone over Smoky Quartz by 5 votes
The biggest wins were:
- Sapphire over Benitoite 92% to 8%
- Malachite over Moldavite 85% to 15%
- Jade over Peridot 80% to 20%
Vote now in the Sweet Sixteen round! The deadline is Tuesday evening, August 4.
