My love for alexandrite started with a ring from my great-grandmother. The stone is giant and it’s over 100 years old. Because I love how stunning the colors are. I picked alexandrite for my senior high ring over a sapphire. And just the other day I received a ring I will have on my finger forever. A engagement ring with a alexandrite.

Would love to see the natural and lab created alexandrite under black light or ultraviolet light for comparison. Thank you ☺️

@pookybear021

4 жыл бұрын

The lab ones turn a beautiful deep red

@grantquillen5minquillen661

2 жыл бұрын

@pookybear021 what do naturals change to?

My daughter gave me a ring with Alexanderite as the main stone. It is approximately .45 carats and is a natural stone. When I found out how much she paid for it, I nearly went ballistic. The Alexanderite as I mentioned was .45 carats with .3 carat diamonds on either side. I knew next to nothing as I stated earlier, so I decided to do my homework. Turns out that Alexanderite is much rarer then diamonds and in larger carats is more than double the price. This is due to the fact that not all Alexanderite mined is capable of being cut into gem quality stones and basically any natural cut stones are difficult to find. My stone goes from a deep emerald green to an aquamarine to a light red to a deep blood red at night. So learning what I did about this ring I now believe that she did indeed get a great price for it.

Just before he passed, my uncle gifted me an Alexandrite ring that he purchased in Cairo in the early 1950's. It's in a rose gold setting and exhibits the same color changes that you mentioned, with one addition. In a large convention center with high ceilings, such as McCormack Place in Chicago the stone will turn amber in color, actually almost golden. I've never seen that happen to it except in that setting.

I inherited from my grandmother her ring with Alexandrite. It is an oval cut and the colours are stunning. Blue - green under natural light, almost red under candle light. Also under UV light goes bright orange. I must admit the colours vary according to light intensity, some times for example looks brown.

I have 6 Alexandrite stones in my collection. 3 in rings. 3 loose. They are my favorite stones. I find that you can procure some on occasion through auction houses when people who are wealthy want to get rid of their high end jewelry. I secured mine through those means

When you guys posted the emerald cut Alexandrite on IG I was absolutely floored -- so freaking stunning!! Thanks for doing these Geminars btw! I learn so much every time.

@FireandBrilliance

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, the Alexandrite posted on IG is gorgeous! I’m glad that you’re enjoying the Geminars. 😊

Insightful. Thanks for the video.

Thankyou. Well explained for a new student like myself. Thankyou

Very informative now I know what to look for. Thank you.

++++ presentation Sir. Thank you.

Perfect

You should make more of these about more gemstones! Citrine and different colored sapphires! Natural versus man-made emeralds!

I have alexandrite it is purple in outdoor daylight,night it's golden brown/yellow.in some lighting it becomes green.

Good explanation..

Very interesting. Thank you.

@FireandBrilliance

2 жыл бұрын

Very welcome

they can be found in Australia as well. I have one found in the Gem fields Central Highlands Queensland

Thank you

Very interesting.... why the lab one is more reddish? Because of the components? Or the lack of them? I’m meaning inclusions etc. Tx! Love from Argentina!

Hi, thanks for the video! If we have a ring with an alexandrite stone, how can we tell if its a natural or a lab one?

Michael, In your opinion, which cut returns the most light?

THANKS GOD BLESS YOU

I have a few rough gems and just got a gem grinder should I be doing this or am I just taking off value off the gems being not a also I have some very blue gemsee which it looks like silver or something and some ruby with blue and green maybe u can help me identify and can we get a rough idea of the value before I continue on home shaping my gem

Thanks for all information. We have also available Natural Alexandrite from Sri Lanka.

@hanahs.farran5987

4 жыл бұрын

do you sell?

@AmilaSenanayaka

4 жыл бұрын

@@hanahs.farran5987 yes. Contact though WhatsApp +94717357357

I was given an antique ring supposed to be an Alexandrite. Where can I go to have this assessed? I live in Victoria, Australia. Thank you for your presentation. Very educational.

hello good night you know. I want to ask you if the alexandrite has thermal conductivity to be tested in the presidium tester

I have my mother's alexandrite ring. It's over 75 years old. Did they make lab stones that long ago?

Greetings Sir, I came across many gemstones (980 pieces to be exact) and I do not know "Anything" about them. However, I am learning. I have Presidium Tester II, Presidium Gem Indicator, and Diamond Selector II, as well as Smart Weight Scale. Needless to say I BELIEVE I have some Alexandrite and your video presentation from 2019 is very interesting and informative. However, how to I know if I have quality gem? I have too many gems and can not afford to send each one to a lab for certification. I don't have that kind of money. Do you have any suggestions? Thank you

Just recently I bought a silver ring with a small gem stone, that was sold to me as a Tourmaline, and was advised that it changes colors from green (inside store/ unnatural light) to pinkish purple color (outside/natural daylight). I’ve started reading about it, because was curious what are the physics behind the color change and found about Alexandrite thinking that my stone is this, but it changes the opposite compared to what the videos say. Green when indoors and pinkish when outdoors. So even after couple of videos, I am still very confused do I have a real stone or lab made and how it called. Any help on this?

Hi Michael, I just don't have time to waste. I have stage 4 colon cancer an it has spread. I can't do chemo. If you don't know any of these questions, could you please point me in the right direction. I'm interested if it makes a difference in there healing properties of Alexandrite if they were grown in a lab or not? Also, would a cheaper larger stone work as well as a smaller cut, but better quality? I was also wondering if I could buy it in the raw or uncut. Will the light still stimulate the color and there magical qualities? Alexandrite has been on my mind for a couple of years now for it's healing properties. But my brain knew about it, I kept thinking about this stone. Way before I found out I had caner It's also my birthstone too.

I have a alexandrite but don’t know if it’s natural or lab created. How can i contact privately to get your professional advice. Kindly advise . Thank your and your video about this germ stone is amazing.

could you tell if alexanderite is natural or lab made just by picture?

Does the lab-created alexandrite change color? I ask because the natural stone changed from purple to green, but the lab-created one seemed to keep its blue-purple color.

When I was growing up in the sixties, on occasion for my birthday, I would received Alexandrite jewelry. Somewhere around the early to mid seventies, the stones were completely replaced with genuine pearls; no more Alexandrite. I remember a letter that accompanied the jewelry within the box, however, as a young person, I had no clue of the possibilities that were within my possession. Question: How possible was it that the stones were natural, lab created, synthetic or imitations?

@ellaharris6066

2 жыл бұрын

... btw... my rings were taken.

Nice

@FireandBrilliance

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks

Καλησπέρα έχω ένα δακτυλίδι από Ρωσία του 19 αιώνα το είχε αγοράσει ο πατέρας στο μαγαζί που διατηρούσε με αντίκες πριν 30 χρόνια πολύ ακριβά. Η πέτρα αλλάζει χρώμα από μπλε στο φως της ημέρας σε βιολετί κάτω από τον ήλιο, έχει σκληρότητα 8.50 η 9 δεν μπορώ να πω σγουρά με το μηχάνημα που εξέταζε τα διαμάντια. Αν το εξετάσω με το refractrometro τι μονάδες πρέπει να δω για να είμαι σίγουρη αν είναι Αλεξαντριτης .Η τι πρέπει να κάνω για να σιγουρευτώ αν είναι γνήσιος Αλεξανδρίτης .Ευχαριστώ για το χρόνο σού. Ο Θεός να σε εύλογη

Could you talk about zultanine?

@FireandBrilliance

4 жыл бұрын

Eugenia Macagno We’ll add it to the list. 😊

Both are so pretty... and difficult to tell the difference for me hahaha...

So how much would a alexandrite cost if it is a natural and about the size of a quarter carrot diamond

I have Alex u can look at for me please thanks.... this real alexandrites glow under UV light??

I have one I dnt kno which it is lab or natural would love to find out help I’m in Utah can y’all point me in the right direction

Eu tenho alexandrita de tres cor e uma preta transparente de varias cores grandes

Can you educate us on Benitoite? 🙏

I find a stone. It’s look different if I see in morning it’s making start in it and it’s look green in room light, it’s look orange or brown in day light and it’s dark colour in night it’s . How can I find out what it is

can you have a lab created alexandrite that only turns green to blue?

I have a piece of Alexandrites stone as big as an egg of the chicken and its shape exactly look liked an egg. We found Mysterioly in a hole 2 decades ago . I need buyer

what is the price of a synthetic 90 karat vanadium

Dear Michael, You just made my day...I have like more than 10 big stones!!! I got them at a really good price too! Do you know a good way to sell them?

@nataliehidalgo8933

Жыл бұрын

Please send them to GIA to get an individual certification per stone. No one in their right mind should pay 20k for one stone without certification.

I’ve seen a natural Beryllium treated Alexandrite.

That reminds me what an idiot I was not to buy an alexandrite about 7 years ago while in Turkey, the guy had it in a safe and wanted 100 euros for it, was about 3ct I think

@CDolph296

4 жыл бұрын

was probably a scam

@BurntPuff

4 жыл бұрын

It was probably laboratory made. Synthetic ones are very cheap and not rare obviously.

I think im the first in South Pacific and Papua New Guinea found huge Alexandrite

I have alexandrite platinum ring it is ventage cut 20 carats more

When were lab stones created?

Hi i have a large specimen Of suspected Alexandrine its specific gravity is 3.76 mg/ml and hardness 8 or 8.5. I want To send you a pice Of it to analyse Please tell me how can it possible. With great thanks Asif Form Pakistan.

Will it turn green under longwave uv?

@pysixguy8119

3 жыл бұрын

It should fluoresce red in UV

I have a ring that I think is but No one seems to be ablle to identify it

I have a deposit of very reflective 2 or more colors gemstone. I don't know if it's alexandrite or a colored diamonds. I'm going to contact Tiffany after the holidays. This deposit is actually full of many kinds of metals and gemstones. But the bigger gemstone for now is the alexandrite looking gemstone. I've not dig down the ground yet. All I have for now was found in the top of the ground. How I know that I have a deposit? I've heard stories of how the green gemstone of Africa was found. And how to tell if you have a deposit by ruby miner in Africa. A foot or 2 feet from the top layer of the ground is blanketed with a cement like surface but softer than the cement. I have it here in USA.

Thank you for the video. Since it is very real the way you make those gems, if i get a certificate for one of your gems from a conventional lab, would it say natural or lab grown and what would it say on origin (country)? Please answer

@BurntPuff

4 жыл бұрын

GIA does certify alexandrite and can give you confirmation whether it is synthetic or real.

@BurntPuff

4 жыл бұрын

And also they can estimate most likely origin when consider the region traits and the stone traits

Most lab Alex I have run across is corundum, not chrysoberyl.

Where are you from you sir

lab made Alexandrite's are usually synthetic sapphire because the method to make is exact is too expensive and Alexandrite's does not treat. This is selling lab alexandrite KZread clip in my mind.

Im looking for genuine buyer

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I'm sorry most Alexandrite color change stones are actually Alexandrite like Sapphire and not Alexandrite at all these sapphires have been made for many years and are very inexpensive.So if someone is selling you an Alexandrite like color change stone most will be actually Sapphire not Alexandrite at all. Real Natural Alexandrite is very very rare.

@DisHammerhand

3 жыл бұрын

I have 4 Alex sapphire rings. One which is a giant knuckle duster. I like the stuff.

@vc400

2 жыл бұрын

I have collection and one way I can tell if its an Alexandrite is having light to deep green color. It must have green hue no matter what. If there's any shades of blue with absence of green coloration then its color changing sapphire. The story was that the miners who discovered Alexandrite thought they found emeralds at day time. And that very the night at campsite with bon fire, it turned red as ruby. In the next morning, it's green again.

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How to know if my alexandrite is genuine, can you find out please?

@solototemprana

2 жыл бұрын

I can send a video or a picture

Chrysoberyl and alexandrite same chemical formula.

I just ordered some lab grown. I sell them.

Careful guys, so many fakes on the market... true Natural Alex won’t be most likely sold to you on the beach somewhere or a fleece market! These gems should only be bought at reputable gem dealer or with a certificate provided