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Alexandrite World Occurrences & Mining Localities

"We're not lost. We're locationally challenged."John M. Ford.

Russian Alexandrite

Brazilian Alexandrite

Indian Alexandrite

Russian Alexandrite Mining

In 1831 Izumrudnye Kopi on the river Tokovaya were open by Yakov Kokovin, Director of the Ekaterinburg Lapidary Works and in 1833 the first alexandrite in the world was found in the mica schists of the Tokovaya river.

Brazilian Alexandrite Mining

The Hematita mine is known for the finest alexandrite, but today there are very few high quality alexandrites from Hematita on the market. A new owner has taken over the old Hematita mine and no one knows how much more the deposit can produce.

Indian Alexandrite Mining

The first mines in Deobhog began to produce some alexandrite in 2000 and currently producing the bulk of today´s alexandrite, but the focus of the current mining is in Andrha Pradesh province near the city of Vishakhapatnam.

Confirmed findings of Alexandrite (1833 - 2008)

La Madera Mtn. Novo Cruzeiro Teafilo Otoni Serra Dourada Caraiba mine Carnaiba Mine Hematita Itaitinga Mine Esmeraldas de Ferros Izumrudnye Kopi Malyshevskoye Deobhog mines Mogok Horana Balangoda Ilakaka Lake Manyara Tunduru Girdlestone Farm Dowerin

Confirmed findings of Alexandrite (1833 - 2008)
Australia	Brazil	India
Dowerin	Carnaiba Mine Caraiba mine Esmeraldas de Ferros Hematita Itaitinga Mine Novo Cruzeiro Teafilo Otoni Serra Dourada	Deobhog mines
Madagascar	Myanmar	Russia
Ilakaka	Mogok	Izumrudnye Kopi Malysheva mine
Sri Lanka	Tanzania	USA
Balangoda Horana	Tunduru Lake Manyara	La Madera Mtn.
Zimbabwe
Girdlestone Farm

Dowerin (Australia): Dowerin (Australia); www.alexandrite.net/localities/alexandrite-locality-australia-western-australia-dowerin.html
Carnaiba Mine (Brazil): Carnaiba Mine (Brazil); www.alexandrite.net/localities/alexandrite-locality-brazil-bahia-curaca-river-valley-caraiba-mine.html
Caraiba mine (Brazil): Caraiba mine (Brazil); www.alexandrite.net/localities/alexandrite-locality-brazil-bahia-pindobacu-carnaiba-mine.html
Serra Dourada (Brazil): Serra Dourada (Brazil); www.alexandrite.net/localities/alexandrite-locality-brazil-goias-minacu-serra-dourada.html
Esmeraldas de Ferros (Brazil): Esmeraldas de Ferros (Brazil); www.alexandrite.net/localities/alexandrite-locality-brazil-minas-gerais-ferros-esmeraldas-de-ferros.html
Novo Cruzeiro (Brazil): Novo Cruzeiro (Brazil); www.alexandrite.net/localities/alexandrite-locality-brazil-minas-gerais-aracuai-novo-cruzeiro.html
Hematita (Brazil): Hematita (Brazil); www.alexandrite.net/localities/alexandrite-locality-brazil-minas-gerais-hematita.html
Itaitinga Mine (Brazil): Itaitinga Mine (Brazil); www.alexandrite.net/localities/alexandrite-locality-brazil-minas-gerais-itabira-itaitinga-mine.html
Teofilo Otoni (Brazil): Teofilo Otoni (Brazil); www.alexandrite.net/localities/alexandrite-locality-brazil-minas-gerais-teofilo-otoni.html
Deobhog (India): Deobhog (India); www.alexandrite.net/localities/alexandrite-locality-india-deobhog-area-narsipatinam-araku.html
Ilakaka (Madagascar): Ilakaka (Madagascar); www.alexandrite.net/localities/alexandrite-locality-madagascar-fianarantsoa-ilakaka.html
Mogok (Myanmar): Mogok (Myanmar); www.alexandrite.net/localities/alexandrite-locality-myanmar-sagaing-division-mogok.html
Izumrudnye Kopi (Russia): Izumrudnye Kopi (Russia); www.alexandrite.net/localities/alexandrite-locality-russia-tokovaya-river-izumrudnye-kopi.html
Malyshevskoye (Russia): Malyshevskoye (Russia); www.alexandrite.net/localities/alexandrite-locality-russia-malyshevskoye-deposit.html
Balangoda (Sri Lanka): Balangoda (Sri Lanka); www.alexandrite.net/localities/alexandrite-locality-sri-lanka-ratnapura-balangoda.html
Horana (Sri Lanka): Horana (Sri Lanka); www.alexandrite.net/localities/alexandrite-locality-sri-lanka-western-province-horana.html
Tunduru (Tanzania): Tunduru (Tanzania); www.alexandrite.net/localities/alexandrite-locality-tanzania-tunduru.html
Lake Manyara (Tanzania): Lake Manyara (Tanzania); www.alexandrite.net/localities/alexandrite-locality-tanzania-lake-manyara.html
La Madera Mt. (USA): La Madera Mt. (USA); www.alexandrite.net/localities/alexandrite-locality-usa-petaca-district-la-madera.html
Girdlestone Farm (Zimbabwe): Girdlestone Farm (Zimbabwe); www.alexandrite.net/localities/alexandrite-locality-zimbabwe-masvingo-girdlestone-farm.html

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