Alexandrite - $3.50/carat
Locality: USA

This material is color change as you can see and makes a very unique faceted stone.

In Florescent light it is blue (top left).

In incandescent light it is red/pink (top right).

In natural mixed day light (left) the colors mix to make a very interesting faceted stone.

This is a material that is almost impossible to get in natural rough. So this is a nice alternative, and a lot cheaper.

About any design works great but a brilliant is ideal, I like checker boards and shallow barions.

This material is made with the Czochralski method.

Note: This material has been sawed for shapes, which takes extra time, wear on a saw blade and saw waste. So the work has been done and the yields are all good on these pieces.

Currently Available:
1 each 12.30 carats - $43.05 blue/green/red, best cut is marquise - 8.7mm x 19.5mm x 5.3mm deep
1 each 12.09 carats - $42.31 blue/green/red, best cut is rectangle - 8.1mm x 12.5mm x 7.8mm deep
1 each 12.60 carats - $44.10 blue/green/red, best cut is rectangle - 9mm x 12mm x 7mm deep
1 each 30.84 carats - $107.94 blue/green/red, best cut is rectangle/cushion - 12.6mm x 16.5mm x 9.5mm deep

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E-mail to inquire or order: jeff @ faceters.com or jeff @ cabbers.com