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Alexandrite

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Setubal river, Malacacheta, Mucuri valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil
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Name:
In honor of Alexander II (1818-81), Czar of Russia, 1855-81.
A variety of Chrysoberyl

Green gem variety of chrysoberyl that exibits a color change in natural and artificial light from green to amethystine (Alexandrite effect).

Originally reported from Emerald mines (Izumrudnye Kopi; Malyshevskoye deposit), Malyshevo, Ekaterinburg (Yekaterinburg; Sverdlovsk), Sverdlovskaya Oblast', Urals Region, Russia.

Classification of Alexandrite

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Other Names for Alexandrite

Synonyms:
Diaphanite
Other Languages:
German:Alexandrit
Spanish:Alexandrita

Other Information

Health Warning:No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

References for Alexandrite

Reference List:Nordenskiöd (1842), Russ. Ges. Min. Schr.

Wild and Klemm (1926), Centralblatt für Mineralogie, Geologie und Paleontologie, Stuttgart: 31.

Palache, Charles, Harry Berman & Clifford Frondel (1944), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana Yale University 1837-1892, Volume I: Elements, Sulfides, Sulfosalts, Oxides. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York. 7th edition, revised and enlarged: 718.

Schmetzer K. Bank H. Gübelin E. (1980): The alexandrite effect in minerals: chrysoberyl, garnet, corundum, fluorite. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie Abhandlungen, 138, 147-164.

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    Localities for Alexandrite

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    Australia
     
    • Western Australia
      • Cue Shire
        • Cue
          • Poona
    		Groat, L.A., Giuliani, G., Marshall, D.D., and Turner, D. (2008): Ore Geology Reviews 34, 87-112.
    MinMag 66(6):985-1002
    Brazil
     
    • Central-West Region
      • Goiás
        • Minaçu
    • Northeast Region
      • Bahia
        • Campo Formoso District
          • Pindobaçu
        • Curaçá
          • Curaçá River Valley
    • Southeast Region
      • Minas Gerais
        • Antônio Dias
          • Hematita
    		; Emeralds of the World English extraLapis Vol. 2 2002 pp46-51
        • Ferros
        • Jequitinhonha valley
        • Mucuri valley
          • Malacacheta
    		No reference listed
    Burma (Myanmar)
     
    • Mandalay Division
      • Sagaing District
    		http://www.ruby-sapphire.com/r-s-bk-burma2.htm
    India
     
    • Chattisgarh (Chhattisgarh)
      • Raipur District
    Madagascar
     
    • Fianarantsoa Province
      • Horombe Region
        • Ranohira District
          • Ilakaka Commune
    		Giuliani, G., Fallick, A., Rakotondrazafy, M., Ohnenstetter, D., Andriamamonjy, A., Ralantoarison, T., Rakotosamizanany, S., Razanatseheno, M., Offant, Y., Garnier, V., Dunaigre, C., Schwarz, D., Mercier, A., Ratrimo, V., and Ralison, B. (2007): Mineralium Deposita 42, 251-270.
    Russia
     
    • Urals Region
      • Middle Urals
    [MinRec 32:41]
            • Malyshevo
              • Tokovaya river (Tokovaia river)
    		No reference listed
    Sri Lanka
     
    • Sabaragamuwa Province
      • Ratnapura
    Econ Geol (1981) 76:733-738
    • Western Province
    Tanzania
     
    • Arusha Region
      • Dumbawanga District
    		http://www.ganoksin.com/borisat/nenam/tanzania-mines.htm
      • Lake Manyara
    		Emeralds of the World English extraLapis Vol. 2 2002 pp24-35
    • Ruvuma Region
    USA
     
    • New Mexico
      • Rio Arriba Co.
        • Petaca District
    		Northrop, Minerals of New Mexico, 3rd rev. Ed., 1996
    Zimbabwe
     
    • Masvingo District
      • Masvingo (Fort Victoria)
    		[www.johnbetts-fineminerals.com]
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