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Min 3.75ct 10x8mm Emerald Cut Russian Lab Alexandrite

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    Product Description for Min 3.75ct 10x8mm Emerald Cut Russian Lab Alexandrite

    minimum 3.75ct 10x8mm emerald cut russian lab alexandrite. this is a color change stone.

    Product Information for Min 3.75ct 10x8mm Emerald Cut Russian Lab Alexandrite

    Product Type:Single Stone

    Primary Stone /  Alexandrite 

    Shape:Rectangular OctagonalComposition:Synthetic
    Cut:EmeraldTreatment:Untreated
    Color:GreenGemstone Group:Chrysoberyl
    Dimensions:10X8 MM - CalibratedOptical Properties:Color Change

    Care and Handling of Min 3.75ct 10x8mm Emerald Cut Russian Lab Alexandrite

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    Wow! Wow! Wow!, October 25, 2007
    share , Sunny Arizona
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    Value: 5 out of 5 5 out of 5

    "Perfect size to keep or have set. Mine weighed over 4.08 ct. Yes, I spent to much of my retirement money on stones, why not! These will go up and I think you shouldn't put all your eggs in one basket. So I'm putting these great gems in several baskets-- ha ha. I've acquired over 700 invoices since 2004; but my family and I have such a great collection of gems, jewelry, gifts, globes and misc. that I don't have to go out and shop anymore. I'm on jtv and my computer daily, checking things out. I learn something new all the time...Great Hobby! JTV has made me so knowledgeable about gems. I'm saving a fortune on gas."

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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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