Min .75ct 6x6mm Princess Cut Russian Lab Created Alexandrite Item: RAS060BP
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Product Description for Min .75ct 6x6mm Princess Cut Russian Lab Created Alexandritemin .75ct 6x6mm princess cut russian lab created alexandrite. this man-made color change gemstone changes from bluish green in daylight to purplish red in incandescent light. it has essentially the same chemical composition and crystal structure as natural alexandrite.
Product Information for Min .75ct 6x6mm Princess Cut Russian Lab Created Alexandrite
| Product Type: | Single Stone |
Primary Stone / Alexandrite
| Shape: | Square | Composition: | Synthetic |
| Cut: | Princess | Treatment: | Untreated |
| Color: | Green | Gemstone Group: | Chrysoberyl |
| Dimensions: | 6 MM - Calibrated | Optical Properties: | Color Change |
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Very Pretty,
March 28, 2008
PeggyinWI
, Madison, WI
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"This is a beautiful gem, however I am a little disappointed. It has a strong color change, but it changes from green to dark purple, and I really was looking for it to be a green to pink/red color change. In my opinion, it is a great value, but not the color change of a true Alexandrite."
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Nice color change,
February 24, 2008
Optom
, Madison, WI
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"Beautiful colors. Would like a slightly larger stone, but otherwise perfect."
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.75ct 6X6mm Princess Cut Russian Created Alex,
February 8, 2008
gemmylover
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"Excellent color change green, blue/purple, red. Cut is good as is stone quality."
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Princess Cut Russian Lab Created,
January 22, 2008
ColoredRocks
, Battle Ground, WA
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"This was one of my first gems I purchased from JTV. I love the princess cut in any thing and it is rather hard to find in some of the gems that I really like. I had not planned to do much with this stone other then to keep it for my collection. My plans have changed since I got an identical stone for Christmas from my mom. I think I may make earings out of them not really sure just yet."
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 home learning library alexandrite
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Fast Facts
| A member of the Chrysoberyl family, alexandrite holds a prized and highly priced position among jewelry and gem collectors. |
| A color change stone, alexandrite can appear green in daylight and change to a raspberry color in incandescent light, but other color changes are also highly prized. |
| Alexandrite was discovered in 1830 in the Ural Mountains on the day Czar Alexander II came of age, and thus the stones were named in his honor. |
 The primary sources for alexandrite are Sri Lanka, Brazil, Burma (Myanmar), Madagascar and Russia.
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Alexandrite is a highly prized variety of chrysoberyl. Alexandrite only forms when aluminum/beryllium and chrome (which rarely occurs in nature) come together, accounting for its rarity. On Mohs’ scale of hardness, alexandrite is 8.5. It has a strong vitreous luster and primary sources include Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, and Brazil (Minas Gerais).
Color
Alexandrite is typically found in blue, blue-green, and brownish-green shades. However, this phenomenal gem is known as "emerald by day, ruby by night" because of its ability to change color, depending on the type of light in which it's viewed. In the daylight and fluorescent light, alexandrite appears in shades of blue and green, but in tungsten (incandescent) light, it appears in shades of red. Other alexandrite color changes are possible (from blue to purple, from greenish blue to reddish blue, from brownish-green to brownish-red, etc.) and also highly prized.
   
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