Look up: Alexandrite

1. Alexandrite
   Discovered in 1830 in Russia, and named after Czar Alexander II of who was then Crown Prince of Russia, alexandrite is a form of the mineral chrysoberyl noted for its color change in different forms of light. In sunlight alexandrite looks blue-green, but in indoor (tungsten) light it the same stone ...
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2. alexandrite
   [n] - a green variety of chrysoberyl used as a gemstone
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3. alexandrite
   variety of chrysoberyl Category: Various industries and crafts
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4. alexandrite
   A green or greenish-brown gemstone which glints varying shades of red under artificail light. The gem was discovered in the Ural mountains, Russia, in 1830, on the birthday of Tsar Alexander II. A synthetic form of CORUNDUM exhibits similar colour changes ad is sold in the Middle East as alexandrite, but is of little value.
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5. alexandrite
   noun a green variety of chrysoberyl used as a gemstone
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6. alexandrite
   (from the article `chrysoberyl`) Alexandrite is a remarkable and valued variety that when viewed along the different crystallographic (optical) axes, changes from columbine red to ... The two best known and most widely used varieties of chrysoberyl are alexandrite (transparent) and Oriental cat`s-eye (opaque). Because of its great ... ...
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7. Alexandrite
   Alexandrite is a Greek girl name. The meaning of the name is `Elongation` The name Alexandrite doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Alexandrite seems to be unique!
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8. Alexandrite
   Alexandrite is a variety of chrysoberyl found in the mica-slate of the Urals. It was named after Czar Alexander II because it shows the Russian colours of green and red.
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