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Alexandrite

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Alexandrite

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Description
Locality: 
Novello Mine, Masvingo, Masvingo, Zimbabwe
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.7 × 2.6 × 1.2 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.50cm
Weight: 
9.00gr
Description

Alexandrite crystal. The colour is in normal light darker green than in the pictures. Last picture is made with a strong light source and shows the red colour in artificial light.

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Alexandrite

Variety Of: 

Chrysoberyl

Formula: 
BeAl2O4
Strunz: 
4.BA.05
Hardness: 
8.5
Formula: 
BeAl2O4
Hardness: 
0.0
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