Alexandrite

ID	376
Mineral	Alexandrite
Location	Carnaiba - Bahia - Brazil
Fluorescence	LW-UV: close SW-UV: close
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Mindat data

ID	109
Long ID	1:1:109:6
IMA Status	0 1
Variety of	1039
Entry type	2
Description	Green chromian variety of chrysoberyl (intermediate member of Chrysoberyl-Mariinskite series) that exhibits a color change in natural and artificial light from green to amethystine (Alexandrite effect). Originally reported from Emerald mines (Izumru...
Hardness (min)	8.5
Hardness (max)	8.5
Lustre	Vitreous
About the name	Named in 1842 by Nils Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld in honor of Alexander II (1818-81), Czar of Russia, 1855-81.
Crystal System	Orthorhombic
key_elements	0

Price: € 125

Dimensions: Not registered

Weight: 32 g

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Symbol	Element
Al	Aluminium
Be	Beryllium
O	Oxygen