Russian alexandrite loose stone russian gems alexandrite changes color gemstone for jewelry lab alexandrite round 4mm 15mm russiangoldcom. However some good specimens also come from the mining locations of sri lanka brazil tanzania and madagascar. Details five stars by vigilante bones. Often described by gem aficionados as emerald by day ruby by night alexandrite is the very rare color change variety of the mineral chrysoberyl. In 1987 alexandrite was discovered in brazil and later in madagascar myanmar sri lanka and zimbabwe.
According to the traders the natural russian alexandrite stones show the best color change effect but are increasingly rare and precious. Despite recent finds of alexandrite in brazil tanzania and burma it is still hard to find high quality natural alexandrite. The 18 by 13 centimeter matrix contains at least 22 large alexandrite crystals. However none of these sites produce as rich and vivid a color change as the original russian source. Its most prized feature is that it changes color under natural and artificial light.
The main source of large natural alexandrite gems today is actually antique jewelry. A few russian miners are still working those trailings there in the urals and they are finding a few fine gems but only in very limited quantities. 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. Alexandrite is a color change variety chrysoberyl and is considered one of the rarest gemstones in the world. Favorite add to.
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33 97 free shipping. Alexandrite is a rare and expensive gemstone named to honor the russian tsar alexander ii 1818 1881. Large over 3 carats clean alexandrite gems are among the rarest and most costly of all gemstones. 0 30ct 2pcs pair marquise cut 5 x 2mm 100 color change natural aaa alexandrite. 5 out of 5 stars 24 24 reviews 9 99.Originally discovered in russia s ural mountains in the 1830s it s now found in sri lanka east africa and brazil but fine material is exceptionally rare and valuable. Russian alexandrite is extremely rare the original source in russia s ural mountains has long since dried up after producing for only a few decades. Mysticdrop 0 25 0 41 cts of 4x4x4 mm aaa trillion 1 pc loose russian lab created alexandrite gemstone by mysticdrop in stock. The greatest of all alexandrite specimens known to the author is housed in moscow s fersman mineralogical museum. Originally discovered in russia s ural mountains in the 1830s it s now found in sri lanka east africa and brazil but fine material is exceptionally rare and valuable.
The greatest of all alexandrite specimens known to the author is housed in moscow s fersman mineralogical museum. 33 97 free shipping. The main source of large natural alexandrite gems today is actually antique jewelry. According to the traders the natural russian alexandrite stones show the best color change effect but are increasingly rare and precious. Russian alexandrite loose stone russian gems alexandrite changes color gemstone for jewelry lab alexandrite round 4mm 15mm russiangoldcom.
