One more Alex?

[Shiny Black Cat]

The stone was offered to me as Alexandrite, we didn't discuss the price before I find out more information. It's 0,75ct and changes its colours literally during the day. In candle light it is red orange and l can't see any purple colour. The stone is small, so the colour change is visible on the photos, in nature it's brown green.

 

[T L]

Windowed and too brown. Don’t buy a gem based on hype, and alexandrite is one of the most hyped and overrated gems (although there are beautiful examples). Buy a gem because it’s beautiful to you.

 

[Double E]

Windowed and too brown. Don’t buy a gem based on hype, and alexandrite is one of the most hyped and overrated gems (although there are beautiful examples). Buy a gem because it’s beautiful to you.

How painfully rare are Alex, beautiful ones, with obvious enough colour change, pleasant hues on both ends, not too bad cutting…?

 

[VividRed]

I echo what @T L said + it looks synthetic so not worth much. However, if you like it and it is cheap, why not?

 

[pokerface]

Like every other thread OP has posted, this is not a natural alexandrite. It sure seems to me like OP's vendor is knowingly offering her synthetic gems and telling her they are real, so she thinks she is getting a bargain, but she's actually getting ripped off. OP: please do yourself a favor and send just one of these "alexandrites" to a real lab, GIA or AGL.

 

[Shiny Black Cat]

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Like every other thread OP has posted, this is not a natural alexandrite. It sure seems to me like OP's vendor is knowingly offering her synthetic gems and telling her they are real, so she thinks she is getting a bargain, but she's actually getting ripped off. OP: please do yourself a favor and send just one of these "alexandrites" to a real lab, GIA or AGL.

pokerface, you really like my posts, rarely miss to coment them. l don't have only one source. lt is interesting that you can recognize synthetics on photos . maybe you should post some photos of your stones, do something constructive, as l suggest earlier. what method was used to produce this stone and this colour change? synthetics corundum? l am waiting to collect more "alexandrites" and as l said earlier, l would like more 'synthetics'. it is easy when you have a stone with lab report, if you are literate, you know what it is. the problems are stones without papers, but l can't help in this case. all the best, we have a nice communication so far.

 

[lovedogs]

I echo what @T L said + it looks synthetic so not worth much. However, if you like it and it is cheap, why not?

This.

 

[pokerface]

You're right, it is easy to identify a stone once you have a lab report. That is why I have suggested that you get one. I am not sure why you keep asking for expert advice (based on pictures only) if you do not think experts can identify gems based on pictures. By your own logic, you should be getting lab reports. Not doing so at this point is willful blindness. If you are happy with synthetics and are paying a fair price for a synthetic stone, that's great. I am confident that this stone is not valuable, but I'd be happy to be proven wrong - despite OP's rudeness to me.

 

[lovedogs]

Either its synthetic, tiny and low quality, or a natural stone that isnt alexandrite. Either way, it certainly isnt worth much at all.

 

[Shiny Black Cat]

You're right, it is easy to identify a stone once you have a lab report. That is why I have suggested that you get one. I am not sure why you keep asking for expert advice (based on pictures only) if you do not think experts can identify gems based on pictures. By your own logic, you should be getting lab reports. Not doing so at this point is willful blindness. If you are happy with synthetics and are paying a fair price for a synthetic stone, that's great. I am confident that this stone is not valuable, but I'd be happy to be proven wrong - despite OP's rudeness to me.

it"s interesting that experts know what it is not, but don"t know what synthetics it is. i keep asking because l can"t reach a lab for many reasons.

You're right, it is easy to identify a stone once you have a lab report. That is why I have suggested that you get one. I am not sure why you keep asking for expert advice (based on pictures only) if you do not think experts can identify gems based on pictures. By your own logic, you should be getting lab reports. Not doing so at this point is willful blindness. If you are happy with synthetics and are paying a fair price for a synthetic stone, that's great. I am confident that this stone is not valuable, but I'd be happy to be proven wrong - despite OP's rudeness to m

Either its synthetic, tiny and low quality, or a natural stone that isnt alexandrite. Either way, it certainly isnt worth much at all.

Either its synthetic, tiny and low quality, or a natural stone that isnt alexandrite. Either way, it certainly isnt worth much at all.

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You're right, it is easy to identify a stone once you have a lab report. That is why I have suggested that you get one. I am not sure why you keep asking for expert advice (based on pictures only) if you do not think experts can identify gems based on pictures. By your own logic, you should be getting lab reports. Not doing so at this point is willful blindness. If you are happy with synthetics and are paying a fair price for a synthetic stone, that's great. I am confident that this stone is not valuable, but I'd be happy to be proven wrong - despite OP's rudeness to me.

it"s interesting that experts know what it"s not, but don"t know what synthetics it is,based on photos. asking again: why don"t you post photos of your stones? it would be educative for members. l keep asking because l can"t reach a lab for many reasons.

 

[T L]

With any alexandrite of notable cost, you should get a lab report, not only because of synthetics, but simulants. For example diaspore is a natural gem, but often sold as an alexandrite simulant. It changes colors very similar to the stone you posted.

Honestly, color change is often used to turn something negative into a positive from a marketing perspective. There are many natural gems with unattractive color shifts or changes, that are sold under the hype of a phenomenon stone like alexandrite, and the price is jacked up as a result. The point being that if either color change/shift is unattractive, you should probably skip it. For example, there are some chrysoberyl that’s go from a golden yellow to brown (the latter not being a trade ideal hue), and sold as alexandrite, so $$$$. It’s really unethical.

 

[Shiny Black Cat]

With any alexandrite of notable cost, you should get a lab report, not only because of synthetics, but simulants. For example diaspore is a natural gem, but often sold as an alexandrite simulant. It changes colors very similar to the stone you posted.

Honestly, color change is often used to turn something negative into a positive from a marketing perspective. There are many natural gems with unattractive color shifts or changes, that are sold under the hype of a phenomenon stone like alexandrite, and the price is jacked up as a result. The point being that if either color change/shift is unattractive, you should probably skip it. For example, there are some chrysoberyl that’s go from a golden yellow to brown (the latter not being a trade ideal hue), and sold as alexandrite, so $$$$. It’s really unethical.

thank you, l have diaspore , that"s not it

With any alexandrite of notable cost, you should get a lab report, not only because of synthetics, but simulants. For example diaspore is a natural gem, but often sold as an alexandrite simulant. It changes colors very similar to the stone you posted.

Honestly, color change is often used to turn something negative into a positive from a marketing perspective. There are many natural gems with unattractive color shifts or changes, that are sold under the hype of a phenomenon stone like alexandrite, and the price is jacked up as a result. The point being that if either color change/shift is unattractive, you should probably skip it. For example, there are some chrysoberyl that’s go from a golden yellow to brown (the latter not being a trade ideal hue), and sold as alexandrite, so $$$$. It’s really unethical.

Thank you, l have diaspore , thats not it

 

[T L]

Diaspore has a range of muted hues it can shift or change in color, like this one.

 

[Shiny Black Cat]

With any alexandrite of notable cost, you should get a lab report, not only because of synthetics, but simulants. For example diaspore is a natural gem, but often sold as an alexandrite simulant. It changes colors very similar to the stone you posted.

Honestly, color change is often used to turn something negative into a positive from a marketing perspective. There are many natural gems with unattractive color shifts or changes, that are sold under the hype of a phenomenon stone like alexandrite, and the price is jacked up as a result. The point being that if either color change/shift is unattractive, you should probably skip it. For example, there are some chrysoberyl that’s go from a golden yellow to brown (the latter not being a trade ideal hue), and sold as alexandrite, so $$$$. It’s really unethi

Diaspore has a range of muted hues it can shift or change in color, like this one.

could be, but my stone is red in candle light,

Diaspore has a range of muted hues it can shift or change in color, like this one.

Could be , my stone is redish in candle light. Actualy , l have one more stone with same colour change

 

[Shiny Black Cat]

 

[lovedogs]

We aren't a lab. We cannot identify with certainty what you have. What we can tell you (which you continue to refuse to hear) is that you do not have a valuable stone here, and that it isn't worth paying for. It (frankly) woudn't be considered attractive or valuable for most people. If you like it, understand it isn't valuable, and want to buy it anyway, then go for it. But posting here claiming you have $$$ stones when you clearly do not is just frustrating for all parties involved.

 

[Shiny Black Cat]

We aren't a lab. We cannot identify with certainty what you have. What we can tell you (which you continue to refuse to hear) is that you do not have a valuable stone here, and that it isn't worth paying for. It (frankly) woudn't be considered attractive or valuable for most people. If you like it, understand it isn't valuable, and want to buy it anyway, then go for it. But posting here claiming you have $$$ stones when you clearly do not is just frustrating for all parties involved.

Cool

 

[Shiny Black Cat]

Cool

 

[VividRed]

You seem to like color changing stones. If you are serious about them but don’t want to spend tens of thousands of $ on mediocre alexandrites, you can try with CC garnets, some can be truly fun and significantly less pricey (still not cheap).

maybe you just like synthetics, which is fine of course, but this forum is not the right place to them

 

[Shiny Black Cat]

You seem to like color changing stones. If you are serious about them but don’t want to spend tens of thousands of $ on mediocre alexandrites, you can try with CC garnets, some can be truly fun and significantly less pricey (still not cheap).

maybe you just like synthetics, which is fine of course, but this forum is not the right place to them

You seem to like color changing stones. If you are serious about them but don’t want to spend tens of thousands of $ on mediocre alexandrites, you can try with CC garnets, some can be truly fun and significantly less pricey (still not cheap).

maybe you just like synthetics, which is fine of course, but this forum is not the right place to them

Cc garnets. Maybe you are right. To many experts on this forum .

You seem to like color changing stones. If you are serious about them but don’t want to spend tens of thousands of $ on mediocre alexandrites, you can try with CC garnets, some can be truly fun and significantly less pricey (still not cheap).

maybe you just like synthetics, which is fine of course, but this forum is not the right place to them

 

[kenny]

Cc garnets. Maybe you are right. To many experts on this forum .

Wow.
Just wow!

I really tried hard to not post on this thread, but that just takes the cake.

 

[Shiny Black Cat]

Wow.
Just wow!

I really tried hard to not post on this thread, but that just takes the cake.

don'worry, soon l'i post the first Alexandrite in my collection

Wow.
Just wow!

I really tried hard to not post on this thread, but that just takes the cake.

 

[kenny]

... To many experts on this forum.

Yeah, expertise is a bad thing.
What a bunch of high faultin snobs.

Why in the world would anyone come to this website for expert advice?

Having faith in your luck is a much more clever strategy than being bothered with grading reports from so-called reputable labs like AGL.
Plus, look how much money you're saving.