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quote:Alexandrite - The color changing stone. This cost more than anything, including diamond, by a longshot. It starts at about $16,000 a carat for smaller stones, so don't worry because you'll never see one. I bought one off eBay for $230 USD, it's about the size of ladybug and it colour changes from green to a rosy purple. They don't actually cost that much. The cost is usually involved in the type and extremity of the colour change. A sky blue/bright red alexandrite stone would be worth a lot more than a green/purple stone.
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Cosinetta posted:I would suggest you to do a bit more research into it. Not saying you definitely got scammed, but alexandrite with any good color change is normally about 10,000$/carat. You probably got a synthetic. It has a very nice colour change, so even if it's a synthetic, I still got a great colour changing stone. (Seriously, it looks like the crystal bat jewels from Dark Crystal it its candlelight change)
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Aug 12, 2010 23:35
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Cosinetta posted:Well if you don't mind it being synthetic, good for you! I always thought natural stones were overrated (and the conditions for mining them are not the greatest either). Getting a natural alexandrite would be ridiculous in my opinion, especially with the gorgeous synthetic ones on the market. I did look at a natural alexandrite from a private collection in Wellington (where I live) and it was being offered at $40,000. Not thanks. I have a synthetic ruby ring the size of my thumbnail that looks amazing (and cost about a tenth of the real deal) - same size and cut as this smoky quartz of mine:  .I'm all for synthetic - except where diamonds are concerned.
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Aug 13, 2010 04:33
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Giant Isopod posted:Why? Why? Because I'm inconsistent with my snobbery, that's why.
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