Color-changing Alexandrite is nature’s magic trick, and one of the birthstones for June. Alexandrite is a very rare color-change variety of the mineral chrysoberyl. Originally discovered in Russia’s Ural Mountains in the 1830s, it’s now found in Sri Lanka, East Africa, and Brazil, but fine material with a strong color change is exceptionally rare and valuable. Alexandrite is named after Czar Alexander II of Russia, and has a bluish-green color in daylight and fluorescent light, but shifts to a r

Alexandrite is the rarest gemstone... - Gold & Diamond Source

14K White Lab-Grown Alexandrite & 3/8 CTW Natural Diamond Ring #alexandrite #coloredgemstones #engagementring #fireandbrilliance | Fire & Brilliance

Monumental in size, the 11.15-carat Brazilian alexandrite at the center of this ring possesses the remarkable ability to change color. Unlike their Russian counterparts that change from green to red, alexandrites that hail from the mines of Brazil display a stunning bluish-green hue under white light and change to a rich, deep purple when viewed under incandescent light. This oval-shaped example is certified by the American Gemological Laboratories as a Classic Brazil alexandrite, meaning that t

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. | World Gemological Institute