Description
Alexandrite and Diamond Ring in 14k yellow gold features a rare Alexandrite baguette set with bars and accented with a shared prong diamond band. It is made to stack with other rings but certainly stands out on its own.
Details:
- Gemstone: 3.8 x 2.8mm Baguette Step Cut
- 14 Karat Yellow Gold
- Approximate Diamond weight: 0.15 carat
With its chameleon-like qualities, Alexandrite is a rare variety of the mineral chrysoberyl. Its color can be a lovely green in daylight or fluorescent light, changing to brownish or purplish red in the incandescent light from a lamp or candle flame and is sometimes described as “emerald by day, ruby by night.” This is a result of the complex way the mineral absorbs light. Other gems also change color in response to a light-source change, but this gem’s transformation is so striking that the phenomenon itself is often called “the alexandrite effect.”
Alexandrite is also a strongly pleochroic gem because it shows different colors when viewed from different directions. Typically, its three pleochroic colors are green, orange, and purple-red. However, the striking color change doesn’t arise from the gem’s pleochroism but rather from the mineral’s unusual light-absorbing properties.
Because of its scarcity, especially in larger sizes, alexandrite is a relatively expensive member of the chrysoberyl family. It shares its status as a June birthstone with cultured pearl and moonstone.* It is also celebrated as the gemstone for the fifty-fifth wedding anniversary.
*source: Gemological Institute of America