Edelstein / gemstone: Alexandrit / Alexandrite
Gewicht / Weight: 1,17 Carat
Größe / Size: 6 x 6 mm (2.5 mm Höhe / height)
Reinheit / Clarity: transluzent (dunkler Fleck ist kein "Loch" sondern ein schwarzer Einschluss)
Farbe / Color: Intensiv grün im Tageslicht, violett im Kunstlicht / intense green in daylight, violet color in artifical light
Schliff / Cut: Rund Cabochon
Herkunft / Origin: Lake Manyara, Tansania / Tanzania
Alexandrite cabochon with colorchange from the Alexandrite deposit of Lake Manyara in Tanzania. In daylight the Alexandrite is intense emerald green - much more intense than visible in the picture. Due to the colorchange abilities of Alexandrite it is not possible to get the natural colors on the photo. In weak artificial light, e.g. the light of a candle or a light bulb the color of the Alexandrite changes into a violet color.
