Occurrence:
United States, Russia
(Ural Mountains), Sri Lanka (Ceylon), Zimbabwe (Rhodesia), Brazil, Madagascar,
Italy.
Appearance:
Alexandrite has a natural
color change from Blue/Green in sunlight or fluorescent light to Purple/Red
in incandescent light. This is a natural phenomena which occurs in few
Gemstones. Genuine Alexandrite is a most rare and coveted Gemstone.
Something
Extra:
Alexandrite was first
discovered in 1830 near the Takovaya River in the Russian Ural Mountains
on
Czar Alexander II's 21st
birthday and was named Alexandrite in his honor. When the color change
was first noted, the
Gem was believed to be evil and possessed. It has earned a better reputation
as
time passed, and later
it was believed to be a good omen.