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Alexandrite

Alexandrite is a fairly modern gem, unknown before 1830, when it was found in Russia's Ural Mountains.  Since its two color states, green and red, were the same as the host county's military colors, and since its year of discovery was that in which Czar Alexander II came of ruling age, jewelry tradesmen names the chrysoberyl "alexandrite" as a tribute.  That was a wise move for, in time, it became a very prized gem among Russia's aristocracy.

   



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