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Alexandrite is the not the only gem capable of breathtaking changes of hue

Alexandrite was discovered in 1830 in the Ural Mountains of Russia. The gem changes its color depending on the light that hits it. The newly found gemstone was named Alexandrite after Alexander who later became Czar Alexander II.

Alexandrite is only one of the many gemstones that are capable of changing thier hue. Topaz and Garnet come in a rainbow of colors and shades. Purple rhodolite garnet, orange spessartite and green tsavorite also color change. Correspondingly sapphire is really best known in its blue personification but also comes in colors that change usually seen most common change is from bright blue in sunlight to violet in luminous light.

Gemologists are now able to explain the scientific reasoning for the change in color. Their mystical colors and beauty still invoke today’s most alluring fashion jewelry as they have been to people throughout history.