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Color-Change Brazilian Alexandrite Ring, 6.90 Carats
Color-Change Brazilian Alexandrite Ring, 6.90 Carats
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Color-Change Brazilian Alexandrite Ring, 6.90 Carats

  • This 6.90-carat Brazilian alexandrite possesses the remarkable ability to change color
  • The gem transforms from bluish-green in daylight to reddish-purple under incandescent light
  • The emerald cut stone is accompanied by reports from the AGL and the SSEF
  • The alexandrite is set in platinum with 1.02 carats of diamonds
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Item No. 31-5784

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The 6.90-carat Brazilian alexandrite at the center of this ring is a true natural wonder. It displays the gemstone’s famed color-changing ability, which is uniquely found only in alexandrites from this prestigious location. Unlike Russian stones that shift from green to red, this Brazilian alexandrite transforms from a vivid bluish-green in daylight to a deep reddish-purple under incandescent light. This emerald cut example is graded by the American Gemological Laboratories and the Swiss Gemmological Institute. . .
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The 6.90-carat Brazilian alexandrite at the center of this ring is a true natural wonder. It displays the gemstone’s famed color-changing ability, which is uniquely found only in alexandrites from this prestigious location. Unlike Russian stones that shift from green to red, this Brazilian alexandrite transforms from a vivid bluish-green in daylight to a deep reddish-purple under incandescent light. This emerald cut example is graded by the American Gemological Laboratories and the Swiss Gemmological Institute as being untreated alexandrite of Brazilian origin with a prominent color change. It is beautifully set in platinum with 1.02 carats of diamonds.

While the alexandrite was first discovered in the Ural Mountains of Russia in the 1800s, many of the finest examples of these stones have been found in The 17.08-carat stone known as the Whitney alexandrite can be found in the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History, having been gifted to the National Gem Collection by Carolyn Wright Whitney. Like the present stone, the Whitney alexandrite changes from bluish-green in daylight and fluorescent light to an intense purple in incandescent light. In terms of both rarity and originality, these Brazilian alexandrites outrank nearly every other gemstone known.

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Color-Change Brazilian Alexandrite Ring, 6.90 Carats
Period: Contemporary
Origin: Brazil
Type: Rings
Style: Modern
Stones: Alexandrite;Diamonds
Marvels of Nature: Gemstone Phenomena Explained
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The Alexandrite Gemstone
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