what color is a genuine alexandrite
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Alexandrite Gems (natural color change alexandrite gemstones) This genuine alexandrite gemstone has a very strong color change from deep green in daylight to deep red-violet under incandescent light (100%. colors-this genuine alexandrite gemstone is unheated and untreated).
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Gemstones A-Z Nephrite ranges mainly from mid to dark green or grey-green, but it can also be white, yellowish or reddish. Rarer, and somewhat tougher, jadeite displays hues which include green, but also white or pink, and reds, blacks, browns and violets. In both minerals, the way the colour is distributed varies a great deal. Only in the very finest jade is the colour evenly distributed.
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How to Tell Fools Gold from Real Gold Look for physical differences. The color of iron pyrite is like pale brass, and it usually occurs in a crystal form that may look like a cube or an octahedron. The color of real gold is a metallic yellow. It's more often found in nugget form, rarely in a regular crystal shape. Sniff the rock. Give the specimen a good rubbing and take a whiff.
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- Alexandrite is the highly regarded color changing variety of Chrysoberyl. The color of Alexandrite changes under different lighting conditions. If viewed in daylight, its color is greenish blue to dark yellow-green. If viewed in incandescent or candle light, its color is pink to red.
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- Alexandrite is a variety of chrysoberyl that displays a colour change depending on light conditions and the angle it is view from (pleochroism).The ideal colour change would be fine emerald green to fine purplish red, but this is rare and expensive.uartz is a crystalline rock or mineral composed of silicon dioxide. Quartz is the second most common mineral in the Earth's continental crust and found in all types of geological environment. There are 49 variety's, a number of which are gemstones, some of which are very beautiful and very rare.
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Zircon The crystal structure of zircon is tetragonal crystal system. The natural color of zircon varies between colorless, yellow-golden, red, brown, blue, and green. Colorless specimens that show gem quality are a popular substitute for diamond and are also known as Matura diamond.
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- 1 The gemstone's principle color is a reddish brown and the red variety called Pyrope is the best known garnet. 2  Garnet is not a specific gemstone. 3  Rather, it is a group of common silicate minerals that have similar structures and components. Many of these gemstones are a deep yellow, but can be light or dark yellow, a golden orange and a brown orange. 2  Citrine is a transparent quartz that gets its yellow color from iron. 3  It usually has excellent clarity and few inclusions.
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Star Sapphires: Natural or Synthetic? If the star is too perfect and the color is too blue, it's not genuine. A natural sapphire's legs aren't all identical; some are brighter, longer or straighter than others. Natural Star Sapphires have visible imperfections within the stone. If the bottom of the cabochon is smooth and flat, it's fake.
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- Colors range from light pink to red -- you may see commercial versions of red tourmaline that are called Rubellite. Green tourmaline occurs in many shades, too, from pastel stones to the deeper greens that were mistaken for emeralds (the most expensive of today's green tourmaline, which usually contain chromium).
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- Inspiration/Story Behind This Product. 1  Natural Vermelho Garnet caught my eye for its rich red color and cinnamon undertone with the beautiful color change using ultra violet lighting. This spicy gemstone originates from a region known as Zambezia and is called Vermelho Garnet, meaning red in Portuguese.
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Guide to Gemstones If you love magic, especially the magic of science, you’ll love Alexandrite, the color-change gem. Outside in daylight, it is a cool bluish mossy green. Inside in lamplight, it is a red gem with a warm raspberry tone.You can watch it flick back and forth by switching from fluorescent to incandescent light.apphires are not only blue, they come in almost every color of the rainbow: pink, yellow, orange, peach, and violet colors. The most sought-after color fancy Sapphire is the rare and beautiful Padparadscha: a pink-orange corundum with a distinctive salmon color reminiscent of a tropical sunset.
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The Gemstone Danburite The Gemstone Danburite. Danburite is primarily a collectors gemstone. It is usually colorless; yellow and light pink gems are seldom cut. Danburite is named after the city of Danbury, Connecticut, where this mineral was first described, though no gem grade material has come from Danbury. Danburite has good hardness and facets well, but its lack of fire in colorless stones limits its use as a mainstream gemstone.
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Amazonite: The Complete Guide Amazonite is a silicate that’s usually pale green in color, but there are also amazonite stones that are opaque green, blue green, yellow green, or turquoise blue. You can get it as a rough amazonite rock or as a tumbled and shiny stone. It will sometimes have white streaks on them, too.
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Chrysoprase Chrysoprase, chrysophrase or chrysoprasus is a gemstone variety of chalcedony (a cryptocrystalline form of silica) that contains small quantities of nickel.Its color is normally apple-green, but varies to deep green. The darker varieties of chrysoprase are also referred to as prase.hrysoprase is cryptocrystalline, which means that it is composed of crystals so fine that they cannot be seen as distinct particles under normal magnification. This sets it apart from rock crystal, amethyst, citrine, and the other varieties of crystalline quartz.
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- The list includes Alexandrite, Amethyst, Andalusite, Apatite, Citrine, Diopside, Feldspar, Garnet (all colors), Iolite, Opal (Fire), Peridot, Quartz (all colors), Ruby, Sapphire (all colors), Spinel (all colors), Topaz (all colors except blue), Tourmaline (all colors except green & watermelon), and Zircon (all colors except colorless & blue).
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- Chrysoprase Color. Chrysoprase color can range from light, minty-green to intense deep, apple-green color. Deeper colors are considered more desirable, but once the color reaches a certain depth, the stone may be classified as 'prase', which is not as desirable as chrysoprase.hrysoprase is a distinct gemstone quality variety of chalcedony quartz, a cryptocrystalline form of silicon dioxide.
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June Birthstone The second alternate birthstone for June is the Alexandrite. A yellowish or brownish green in color, this gemstone has the unique characteristic of changing color to a red hue when exposed to a glowing light source, such as candlelight. Because of this quality, it has been characterized by poets as an emerald by day, a ruby by night.
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How to Tell if Jade Is Real 1 Jade can come from many places, but the most common color is green.  75% of the world’s jade come from the mines of British Columbia in the form of nephrite, but that's also mined in Taiwan, the United States and (in small amounts) Australia.
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Genuine Genuine - Genuine gemstones are natural gems brought to us courtesy of nature with no interference from humans. Genuine gemstones vary in color and color intensity from stone to stone. They also have different hardness ratings, which require special attention when wearing or cleaning a piece of jewelry.
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Guide to Gemstones If you love magic, especially the magic of science, you’ll love Alexandrite, the color-change gem. Outside in daylight, it is a cool bluish mossy green. Inside in lamplight, it is a red gem with a warm raspberry tone.
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Natural Color Citrine Crystals  (polished citrine crystals) This polished quartz crystal has good transparency with beautiful golden yellow natural citrine color: it is unheated and untreated. The photo at left shows a front view photo, see also back-view photo ,a side-view photo, and a close-up photo showing some of this rare crystal's many beautiful internal rainbows.his polished quartz crystal has good transparency with beautiful golden yellow natural citrine color: it is unheated and untreated. The photo at left shows a front view photo, see also back-view photo ,a side-view photo, and a close-up photo showing some of this rare crystal's many beautiful internal rainbows.
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- There are two birthstones for the month of June. Alexandrite was the traditional birthstone for June, but due to its scarcity and cost, pearl has become June's common birthstone. The alexandrite was named after Czar Alexander II and is one of the most desired gems. Its color changes with the lighting surrounding the stone, which is called its phenomena.
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The Alexandrite Effect Phenomenon of the alexandrite effect Alexandrite under candlelight Alexandrite under mixed light Alexandrite under daylight Fig. 13.: Incandescent lighting contains a higher balance of red light and alexandrite appears red to the human eye. 13: Fig. 14.:
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- Alexandrite is a stone of abundance and joy and a symbol of power. Alexandrite is a guardian stone named after Czar Alexander II of Russia. Like Beryl, Alexandrite is a stone of new beginnings and for increasing personal power and creativity.
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Black Jade Meanings and Uses Nephrite generally occurs in creamy white, mid-to deep olive green, brown and black. It has a smooth surface polish with a waxy sheen and is more commonly found. Jadeite may be a white-gray green, leafy green, blue or blue-green, emerald green, lavender, pink, red, orange, greenish-black or black.