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A question about a stone...?

I have a ring of my grandmother's and it has a stone in it that I'm not sure what it is. I've asked in jeweler's stores and they always say : ' the gemologist is on vacation' or 'not here'.

It changes colour in the light. Right now it is kind of deep purple colour , but in artificial light it is more reddish/pinkish-purple and in sunlight it looks blueish-purple.

Its not a plastic stone; its a real piece of jewelry. I'm very interested in what it could be. It looks like its cut in a round brilliant cut. Any ideas of what it could be?
Okay, I know its not an opal, or an amethyst. No one (non-gemologists)can figure out what it it is when I show them.

that's alexandrite.

i've always wanted one of those stones because of that odd quality in it. be VERY careful with that ring. alexandrite was only ever found in one mine on the planet and it's run out, the value of such gems is going up steeply (i looked it up and i was mistaken. it's not *only* one location though russia *is* its primary source. my mistake.).

i can guarentee that's it because it changes color between natural light and artificial. one of the only minerals on the planet that changes *hues* (meaning shades or colors) acording ot the type of light rather than the angle of the light striking it

quick question myself. do you know where your grandmother got it? it's not an easy thing to track down so i'm willing to bet it's a pretty old ring and almost definatley worth good money. if you're interested send me any more info you have and i'll try and look into it for you.

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The yellow diamond the best known is The Tiffany. It was discovered in a mine owned by De Beers in 1878. Charles Lewis Tiffany purchased next year. After the stone was cut, he weighed more than 128 loggerhead.

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