Min .20ct 4x4mm Trillion Russian Lab Created Alexandrite Item: RAT400A
Price: $3.99
Product Description for Min .20ct 4x4mm Trillion Russian Lab Created Alexandritemin .20ct 4x4mm trillion russian lab created alexandrite
Product Information for Min .20ct 4x4mm Trillion Russian Lab Created Alexandrite
| Product Type: | Single Stone |
Primary Stone / Alexandrite
| Shape: | Trillion | Composition: | Synthetic |
| Cut: | Brilliant | Treatment: | Untreated |
| Color: | Green | Gemstone Group: | Chrysoberyl |
| Dimensions: | 4 MM - Calibrated | Optical Properties: | Color Change |
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not as expected,
May 31, 2008
jcsavedus777
, Omaha, NE
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"Smaller than expected. Doesn't change colors as well as indicated"
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great price,
May 1, 2008
saru
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"the alexandrite i got was incredibly brilliant, had a superb cut and was suprbly valued. overall it was a great buy."
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 home learning library chrysoberyl
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Fast Facts
| While chrysoberyl is actually Greek for “gold,” the most common color is greenish-yellow is commonly found in Victorian and Edwardian jewelry. |
| Chrysoberyl is also found in green, brownish-yellow and honey yellow colors. |
| Alexandrite, a grass green chrysoberyl, changes color to a raspberry red under incandescent light. |
| Some chrysoberyl, when cut with a dome surface (cabochon) displays a streak of light known as cat’s eye. When used alone, the term cat’s eye always refers to chrysoberyl. These stones are highly prized among collectors. |
 Looking for chrysoberyl? Look in Brazil, Sri Lanka, Burma (Myanmar), Russia (Urals), Zimbabwe, and the United States.
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Chrysoberyl is a mineral that produces gemstones ranging from golden-yellow to green-yellow, green, brownish and red. Two prized chrysoberyl gemstones include alexandrite and chrysoberyl cat’s eye. On Mohs’ scale of hardness, it is 8.5, making chrysoberyl among the hardest gemstones. Sources include Brazil, Sri Lanka, Burma (Myanmar), Russia (Urals), Zimbabwe and the United States.
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Chrysoberyl cat’s eye is a highly prized gemstone in the chrysoberyl family. The shortened term “cat’s eye” always refers to chrysoberyl cat’s eye. When cut in a cabochon or dome style, it displays fine, parallel lines of moving light rays that appear similar to the pupil of a cat. On Mohs’ scale of hardness, it is fairly hard at 8.5. Primary sources include Sri Lanka and Brazil as well as China, India, and Zimbabwe.
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