Alexandrite, a birthstone for the month of June is an extremely rare gemstone discovered in 19th century. This gemstone is considered to bring love, good luck and fortune. Since it is considered as a gemstone that promotes romance, it is greatly used in engagement rings.
Alexandrite, with its chameleon-like qualities, is a rare variety of the mineral chrysoberyl. Its color can be a lovely green in daylight or fluorescent light, changing to brownish or purplish red in the incandescent light from a lamp or candle flame. This is a result of the complex way the mineral absorbs light.
Please refer to the features below for more information about this stone.
Picture description (in order): Green Under Fluorescent light, Turns to red in a different light source.
Gemstone: Natural Alexandrite Chrysoberyl
Transparency: Transparent
Shape: Faceted Oval
Cut: Mixed Cut (Modified Brilliant Crown; Step Cut Pavilion)
Total carat weight: 3.01 ct
Dimensions: 9.19 x 6.79 x 5.57mm
Hardness: 8.5
Clarity: eye clean
Treatment: none
SKU: 115652
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Good to Know
Gemstones and pearls are sometimes treated to enhance their natural beauty. To learn more and find out about care instructions see details.
Due to the composition and natural properties of mined gemstones, the product image may show slight differences to the actual stone in color saturation, tone, hue or other gemstone characteristics such as phenomena, color banding and color matrix.
