Alexandrite Parcels Gemstone
Alexandrite is now mined in parts of africa brazil and sri lanka although the gem is still extremely rare and valuable. Gemporia s charis kettridge takes a look at the magical gemstone alexandrite which shows a colour change so vivid it has earned the nickname emerald by day.
Thus the classic alexandrite color change is green in sunlight and red in incandescent light.
Alexandrite parcels gemstone. 346 all alexandrite 43 alexandrite cabochons 190 alexandrite gemstones 4 alexandrite pairs 25 alexandrite parcels 72 alexandrite rough 12 alexandrite specimens. Cushion 8 15 ct color changing alexandrite gemstone 100 natural certified l4657. When grading an alexandrite s color change gemologists consider the stone s color in natural sunlight as the baseline.
Victorian jewelry from england also featured alexandrite gemstones but they were usually much smaller. The unlikelihood of the rare element chromium being in the right place to combine with aluminum and beryllium under exactly the right conditions to create alexandrite is what makes it so rare and valuable. The color change gemstone phenomenon can occur under a variety of lighting types.
Gem rock sells verified alexandrite parcels online at wholesale prices. Price usd colors. According to gia alexandrite s finest dual colors are a vivid grass green in daylight and fluorescent light and an intense raspberry red in incandescent light.
345 all alexandrite 43 alexandrite cabochons 190 alexandrite gemstones 4 alexandrite pairs 25 alexandrite parcels 71 alexandrite rough 12 alexandrite specimens. Alexandrite can only form when aluminum and beryllium combine with trace elements like iron titanium and most importantly chromium. Select your favorite alexandrite parcels and choose to buy now or place a bid.
Many modern sources frequently use emerald by day ruby by night to romanticize alexandrite s color. On rare occasion vanadium may also be present. Most large scale alexandrite gemstones are found in antique russian period pieces from the victorian era.
Alexandrite gemstone is a rare variety of the mineral chrysoberyl is a strongly pleochroic gem. Color changing alexandrite 45 55 ct gemstone rough 100 natural certified z266. Color changing alexandrite is nature s magic trick.
We accept no responsibility if the parcel is opened by the customs. Price usd colors. Alexandrite is a color change variety chrysoberyl and is considered one of the rarest gemstones in the world.
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