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    Min 5.25ct 12x10mm Fancy Shape Russian Lab Created Alexandrite

    Min 5.25ct 12x10mm Fancy Shape Russian Lab Created Alexandrite

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      Product Description for Min 5.25ct 12x10mm Fancy Shape Russian Lab Created Alexandrite

      Alexandrite is a phenomenal gem known as "emerald by day, ruby by night" because it changes color from green in fluorescent and daylight to red in incandescent light. Ranking 8.5 on Mohs' scale, it's ideal for daily wear. Discovered in 1830 in emerald mines of Russia's Ural Mountains, it was named for Czar Alexander II. Found in Brazil, Sri Lanka, and Tanzania, alexandrite only forms when aluminum/beryllium and chrome (which rarely occurs in nature) come together, accounting for its rarity.

      Product Information for Min 5.25ct 12x10mm Fancy Shape Russian Lab Created Alexandrite

      Product Type:Single Stone

      Primary Stone /  Alexandrite 

      Shape:FancyComposition:Synthetic
      Cut:BarionTreatment:Untreated
      Color:GreenGemstone Group:Chrysoberyl
      Dimensions:12X10 MM - Not CalibratedOrigin:Russia
      Count:1.00Origin:Russia

      Care and Handling of Min 5.25ct 12x10mm Fancy Shape Russian Lab Created Alexandrite

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      Customer Rating 5 out of 5 5 out of 5
      1 of 1 (100%) customers would recommend this product to a friend.


      Product Reviews  
      : 5 out of 5 5 out of 5
      Lab created beauty, December 19, 2007
      SissieB , Miami.Fl
      Quality: 5 out of 5 5 out of 5
      Value: 4 out of 5 4 out of 5

      "Gorgeous stone. It will make a beautiful ring I hope I can find the setting to do it justice."

      Product met expectations: Yes
      Purchased as a gift: Yes
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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.




      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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