196.3 CARAT ALEXANDRITE NATURAL ROUGH COLECTOR'S CRYSTAL MINERAL GEM (AA2)

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196.3 CARAT NATURAL ROUGH ALEXANDRITE
LUSTER ON FORMATION OF MULTIPLE CYCLIC TWINNING IN RADIATING PATTERN
NICE COLOR CHANGES IN CRYSTAL FORMATION
A NICE CLASSIC SPECIMEN
COLLECTION OF DEVELOPED TRIPLET CYCLIC TWINS EMBEDDED IN SCHIST MATRIX SHOWING A RADIATING PATTERN TYPICAL OF THE CHYRSOBERYL MINERAL FAMILY
OUTSTANDING SOURCE PRICES!!!
SOURCED DIRECT FROM THE MINES OF BRAZIL!!!
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THIS IS A NATURAL, UNTREATED, RARE ALEXANDRITE SPECIMEN
MINERAL CLASS = Chrysoberyl, Alexandrite Variety
CHEMICAL FORMULA = BeAl2O4
An important validating
characteristic distinguishing a true
alexandrite is the crystal's
UNMISTAKABLE
BLUE/GREEN
color under florescent hot light (5,000-6,500 K) changing to a
RASPBERRY RED
under incandescent cool light (2,700-3,300 K).
For photographic purposes the
RASPBERRY RED
color change is made with strong cool back lighting.
HOW WE ARRIVE AT OUR PRICING
Alexandrite is a rare and exclusive mineral therefore the offerings are sparse.  Nevertheless we try to keep our prices reasonable and accessible to our customers. The diverse attributes of crystal formation, size, intensities of color change and lusters are the main factors affecting the price that each piece is being offered.
Along with diamonds, rubies, and emeralds, top quality alexandrites are among the most expensive gemstones in the world
The rough alexandrites we sell are commercial collector’s grade. Our samples are transparent to translucent on the edges and translucent to opaque towards the middle most containing a wide variety of inclusions.
Please be attentive if your intention is to acquire fine gem quality rough, you should be prepared to pay much much more per carat. Our moderately accessible collection grade material may yield millimeter size commercial or an occasional “gemmy” carat stone. This would be determined only at the time of individual examination and cutting after purchase.
Therefore, most of our specimens are not being offered to yield fine cut gems, but as a unique and rare collector’s grade mineral demonstrating the classical multiple cyclic twinning in radiating pattern, many occurring encrusted in mica-schist matrix.
Therefore:
WE WANT TO MAKE VERY CLEAR, WE CAN NOT HONOR RETURNS IF YOU PURCHASE THIS ALEXANDRITE ROUGH EXPECTING A YIELD OF FINE QUALITY GEMS.
Please BROWSE OUR COLLECTION where you will
encounter
a wide
assortment of rough alexandrite.
Your purchase is
100% SAFE AND SECURE
100% MONEY BACK GUARANTEE
Item may be returned for 100% money back guarantee if not satisfied within 7 days of receipt. The buyer will pay for return shipping. Items must be returned in the original new condition. There will be no refund if item has been altered or damaged.
INTERNATIONAL BUYERS – PLEASE NOTE:
Import duties, taxes, and additional international charges are NOT INCLUDED in the item price or stated continental USA shipping cost. These charges are the BUYER'S RESPONSIBILITY.
Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding or buying.
DELAYS IN TRANSIT and/or HOLDS ON THE SHIPMENT in Customs are NOT OUR RESPONSIBILITY.
I RESPECTFULLY ask that you carefully
read the above information
PRIOR to bidding.
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