The daylight blue green color is especially attractive and the stone is well cut and proportioned. The color change is moderate.
Identification | |
Type: | Natural |
Species: | Chrysoberyl |
Variety: | Alexandrite |
Origin: | Deobhog area, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India |
Hardness: | 8.5 |
Density: | 3.75 |
RI-1: | 1.741 |
RI-2: | 1.76 |
Enhancements | |
Variety of work: | Faceted |
Designation: | A (Not currently known to be enhanced) |
Color | |
Color light source: | Cool daylight |
Color description: | bG 4/3 (medium light bluish green) |
Phenomena: | Pleochroism Change of color (Alexandrite effect) Strong |
Color phenomena: | rP*2/2 (very light reddish purple [pink]) |
Clarity | |
Clarity type: | Slightly included (Type I) |
Transparency: | Transparent |
Cut | |
Shape: | Oval |
Cut style: | Step |
Symmetry: | Exceptional |
Brilliance: | Exceptional |
Polish: | Exceptional |
Size | |
Width: | 7.32 mm |
Length: | 8.15 mm |
Depth: | 4.57 mm |
Weight: | 2.15 cts |
Page title | Natural Alexandrite Oval 2.15 cts |
Author | David Weinberg |
Website title | Alexandrite Tsarstone Collectors Guide |
Date published | 03 July 2010 05:07 UTC |
Date accessed | 05 October 2024 06:40 UTC |
Permanent link | http://www.alexandrite.net/viewpage.html?id=ALX-001-00061 |