Chrysoberyl (var. alexandrite) (NMNH G2042) | Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

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Photograph of three alexandrites (NMNH G2042, G3407, and G1005) from the National Gem Collection under fluorescent lighting

Photograph of three alexandrites (NMNH G2042, G3407, and G1005) from the National Gem Collection under tungsten lighting

Case MC17 in the Hall of Geology, Gems, and Minerals.

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Taxon:: Chrysoberyl (var. alexandrite) - Primary Gem

Record Last Modified:: 17 Sep 2024
Specimen Count:: 1

Other Numbers:: IGSN ID : 10.58151/NHB002J40
USNM Number:: NMNH G2042-00

Color:: Green, Red
Cut:: Cushion Mixed
Weight:: 65.7 ct

Place:: Sri Lanka, Asia

See more items in:: Mineral Sciences; Gems; Chamberlain Collection; NMNH - Mineral Sciences Dept.

Record ID:: nmnhmineralsciences_1007546

GUID (Link to Original Record):: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3a2a85bc2-d0a1-44ce-91cf-b73656db48a0