Min 1.75ct 8mm Round Russian Lab Alexandrite Item: RAR080C
JTV Price: $34.99Price: $16.03 You Save: 54%
Product Description for Min 1.75ct 8mm Round Russian Lab Alexandrite-RAR080Cmin 1.75ct 8mm round russian lab 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 1.75ct 8mm Round Russian Lab Alexandrite-RAR080C
| Product Type: | Single Stone |
Primary Stone / Alexandrite
| Shape: | Round | Composition: | Synthetic |
| Cut: | Mixed Cuts | Treatment: | Untreated |
| Color: | Green | Gemstone Group: | Chrysoberyl |
| Dimensions: | 8 MM - Calibrated | Optical Properties: | Color Change |
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WOW! WOW! WOW!,
September 8, 2008
GemDivia1
, West Lafayette, IN.
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"I opened the package and WOW! what color change. This was to be a 1.75ct and was a 2.12ct. This is one awesome stone. I say if you don't own one you should get one,you will be happy you did. As always Thank You JTV>"
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best purchase,
September 7, 2008
halfmoon
, las vegas nv
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"I was thrilled when I received this stone. It has brilliance and a distinct color change. It is just beautiful. I was skeptical at first but no longer am. Now all I have to do is order a semi mount to put it in."
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What a beauty!!!,
August 23, 2008
lheyn
, Houston Texas
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"I was very skeptical about getting this lab grown alexandrite but boy was I wrong. This is absolutely a beautiful stone. Get as many as you can because at this price they won't last long!"
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beautiful,
August 20, 2008
gregtrue
, upstate new york
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"i bought this stone for a diamond semi-mount that i had and the color of this stone is amazing.and the color change is perfect..will make a beautiful gift"
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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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