Since June is coming to a close today I picked June’s
birthstone, Alexandrite, as our gem and mineral for today. Alexandrite is classified as a Chrysoberyl
from the orthorhombic system that has many different shapes naturally; it can
be tabular, prismatic, massive, and granular.
Its unique characteristic is that in natural light it will look dark
green but in artificial light it will look red.
The better quality color change the piece of Alexandrite has the higher
the monetary value. It is transparent to
translucent and can be faceted to make beautiful jewelry pieces. It is most often found in Sri Lanka, Russia,
Zimbabwe, and Brazil. Chrysoberyl itself
has been found in Connecticut but it is most likely not the gem quality
Alexandrite but something that is more yellow or brown
Metaphysically Alexandrite is very special since it has the
ability to change colors in the lighting.
During the day and while in its green color it can attract happiness and
good fortune and during the night, in its red color, it attracts loving and
sensual affections.
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Great work.
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