Natural Rubellite Stone

  Buy alexandrite gemstones Online Alexandrite, well known for it’s rarity and splendid beauty was named after the great emperor TSAR ALEXANDER II. It was named to honor the emperor’s 16 th  birthday. The term TSAR or some call it CZAR was derived from the Latin word Caesar which means emperor. And in Russia it was known as Tsarist autocracy or Tsarism. The first sample was discovered 1834 in the emerald mines of the tokovaya river in Ural mountains in Russia. Later alexandrite was also declared as the national stone of Russia as it had the basic Tsar colors of the national flag. The most spectacular thing about this stone which made it such a treasure was its color changing property. The Alexandrite stone is bluish green or green in daylight and changes color to red, raspberry red or purplish red in incandescent light.  The main mineral is named as chrysoberyl, which is either colorless or transparent yellowish color. The color changing quality of the mineral is alexand...

  Buy Natural Rubellite Gemstones Online Rubellite belongs to the red or pink variety of tourmaline varying from dark, saturated to medium hues and is often mistaken for Ruby. It was first discovered in the early 18th century in the Ural Mountains of Russia. It derives its name from Latin, meaning ‘tending towards red’. The other names used to describe the gem are Rubelite, Rubylite, Apyrite, and Aphrite. It is the most expensive and rarest of the Tourmaline family and it is sometimes even called red tourmaline or pink tourmaline.    It became a popular choice of gemstone during the Art Deco period in the 1920s and 1930s which made use of bold and lavish colors. It is prized for its intense color and beauty. It gets its color due to the presence of manganese and lithium in its crystal structure. Renée Newman, author of the book "Gemstone Buying Guide," notes that rubellite's rich color is "as close to ruby as one can get" It is the birthstone for October and it ...