A gemstone with two personalities. Alexandrite was discovered in Russia’s Ural Mountains in the 1830s, and miners first mistook it for emerald — until candlelight revealed a dramatic shift from green to deep red. This rare colour-change effect happens because alexandrite absorbs light differently depending on the wavelength. In daylight it appears green; in warm indoor light, it turns red or purple. Fine alexandrite is extremely rare today, especially stones from the original Russian deposits, w
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Sometimes people will request a gemstone from a specific origin. For Alexandrites, the pool of choices is already small, and for Russian Alexandrites that pool is near empty. Most material will not be clean and less than 1 ct. Production from the Ural Mountains is limited to non-existent. Mining is usually done for emeralds and valuable beryllium which has more civilian and military use. Personally, I prefer cleaner materials. But collectors also put weight behind the origin due to its inextrica
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1.2K views · 181 reactions | Alexandrite was discovered in the Ural Mountains of Russia in the 1830s by noted mineralogist Nils Gustaf Nordenskiöld. Photo Credits:  theraregem https://www.instagram.com/p/CP58knCh1q9/ | International Gem Society | Facebook
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“Natural Alexandrite” Available While Alexandrites found favor in the jewelry salons of St. Petersburg, Russia and Paris, France, it was America's Tiffany Company that seems to have done the most to popularize the gem. George Kunz, Tiffany's master gem buyer, fell absolutely in love with the gem and traveled to Russia in search of it. No one knows exactly how much of the gemstone he bought, but Tiffany had reserves so large, that it cornered the market on the stone for decades. For much of the 2
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