Alexandrite is the legendary color-change variety of chrysoberyl: green to bluish green in daylight, raspberry red under incandescent light. Discovered in Russia’s Urals in the 1830s, fine alexandrite is now among the rarest of all gems, with modern sources in Brazil, Sri Lanka and East Africa. Hardness of 8.5 makes it fully wearable.When alexandrite is in stock at GEMIC Institute it is always a natural, laboratory-certified stone shown in real photos and video. Each piece is unique — join our list via contact and our gem hunters will alert you to new finds.