[Jewelry making - Article 00143] - Re: [Orchid] Red amethyst?

[J Morley]

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Dear harriet,

    Your customers ring is holding a synthetic Alexanderite more than
    likely. They are very common and have been made fore years. If it is
    not synthetic it and it is large it is worth a kings ransom and the
    stone would be very very rare. The red hue is an attempt to mimic the
    color change real Alexanderite exhibits in nature. Natural
    Alexanderites over a carat are are not easy to find and can run
    $10,000 per carat for very high quality clean stones. 

Cheers
J Morley
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