One of the most beloved jewelry of women that they “selected” from the men's wardrobe is earrings. Properly selected, they can emphasize all the advantages of the face, and the stone - the color of the eyes. Earrings with natural alexandrite and other jewelry with it, the fifth most valuable stone, were originally worn by royalty. In the photo below you can see the portrait of Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, mother of Alexander II, in jewelry from alexandrite.
How alexandrite was discovered
For the first time, deposits of an unknown stone were found in the Southern Urals among emerald mines. Mineralologist N. Nordenskjöld found a bright green mineral in the afternoon, which turned out, to his amazement, harder than the emerald. He decided to carefully examine it in the evening. The scientist was amazed that by candlelight the stone had turned a bright red color.
According to another version, V. Ya. Kokovin found the unexplored mineral among the emerald mines and sent it to St. Petersburg. He was studied by the close associate of Nicholas I L.A. Perovsky. He was completely at a loss for the hardness of the stone and its ability to change color.
According to both versions, the mineral was named alexandrite in honor of the coming of age of Tsarevich Alexander. The emperor wore a ring with this stone all the time. The jewel quickly became fashionable, but not every wealthy lady could afford earrings with alexandrite or headsets. Alexandrite was extremely rare, and he almost never went abroad. Mines in the Urals were completely closed by 1995. And the rarest finds immediately come into the ownership of the state.
Deposits Abroad
Alexandrite crystals of much worse quality than Russian ones were found and quickly developed in Brazil. Alexandrites are also rare in Ceylon, Tanzania, and Madagascar. If anyone wants alexandrite earrings to be natural, he will not purchase a Russian product. In our country, crystals are now grown artificially.
Crystal growing
Since 1973, Novosibirsk has become a place where scientists have found ways at the highest temperatures to quickly create very high quality alexandrites. But still in a year you can release only a few pounds. Stones are also able to change color, depending on the lighting.
Such corundums are affordable for the average buyer, who did not even think that he was buying a synthesized stone. Its color in daylight is blue-violet, and in the evening it is red. Abroad did not reach the production of grown alexandrite of the same high quality. At honest sellers of jewelry and earrings with alexandrite, in particular, all the links go to Russia, and liars give them out as natural African and Ceylon.
A game of imagination?
Despite the fact that alexandrite is young, in our country there is a belief that it is necessary to wear it in an even amount, otherwise the young girl will not have a couple, the wife may lose her husband. Earrings with alexandrite perfectly reflect the negative impact on the owner. This is for those who are inclined to believe in this mythical story.
Gentle flicker
If you decide to purchase earrings with alexandrite in gold, then you may well think that you have purchased two pairs of earrings. One sparkles in your ears in the morning and afternoon, and the second plays a different color in the evening. During the day you walk with a bluish-green stone, and in the evening light it becomes lilac-pinkish. Do not be upset that you do not wear natural stone. After all, the deposits of Madagascar and Sri Lanka supply far from the most beautiful and transparent crystals. They can have yellowish and brownish hues.
Alexandrite earrings in gold can be made in many different styles. This is a vintage surrounded by sparkling cubic zirconias, or fashionable hanging earrings with an English castle.
In any case, earrings with alexandrite will attract attention to their owner. The faceting of the stone is usually brilliant, but the master can choose a fantasy one to reveal the virtues of the crystal and make it shine every facet.
Give yourself joy
Go to jewelry stores and see how silver earrings with alexandrite look. They will be half the price of gold and, importantly, they are very comfortable to wear daily.
Discreet modest silver will further accentuate the iridescent two-color insert. Silver can be either blackened or polished to a moon shine.
Treat yourself to buying new earrings and replenish your collection with them, if you already have one, or start collecting it: earrings should be for all occasions.