Alexandrite · Russia
Alexandrite
$16,500
$12,313 / ct
↑ 0% since 2018
◆ Buyback Guaranteed · 2 YearsTwo stones in one. Greenish-blue in daylight, purplish-pink under incandescent light, with a strong and clean colour change. A 1.34 ct emerald cut from Malysheva in the Urals, the original home of alexandrite. No treatment, certified by SSEF.
Rarity Score
8/10
Very rare — top 21% of all gemstones
Weight
1.34 ct
Measurements
6.93 × 4.81 × 3.19 mm
L/W Ratio
1.44
Cut
Emerald
Treatment
None (No Treatment)
Color
Strong Color-Change effect
Color Grade
Greenish-Blue to Purplish-Pink
Certification
SSEF Certified
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Where this stone was born
In the 1830s, miners working the emerald deposits of the Ural Mountains near Yekaterinburg found a green stone that turned red by candlelight. It was named after the young heir, the future Tsar Alexander II, and its two colours were the colours of the imperial army: green and red. The Ural mines gave the world its first alexandrite and, for a time, its finest. They have since been largely worked out. Stones with proven Russian origin and a strong colour change are now very few, and most alexandrite on the market comes from Brazil, Sri Lanka and India.