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18KT White Gold 0.72 ctw Alexandrite and Diamond Ring

Currency:USD Category:Jewelry / Fine Jewelry Start Price:1.00 USD Estimated At:4,750.00 - 6,330.00 USD
18KT White Gold 0.72 ctw Alexandrite and Diamond Ring
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1,800.00USD+ buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2015 May 15 @ 18:05UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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One electronically tested 18KT white gold ladies cast alexandrite and diamond ring with a bright polish finish. The featured alexandrite is set within tiered diamond bezels supported by intertwining diamond set shoulders, completed by a two and one-half millimeter wide band. Trademark is CJ. Identified with markings of "18K". Condition is new, good workmanship. Containing: One prong set oval mixed cut natural alexandrite, measuring 5.68 x 3.95 x 3.45mm, 6% bulge factor, approximate weight of 0.72ct., clarity is moderately included, type II, dark, slightly grayish, bluish green color, (GIA bG 7/2) to dark, very slightly grayish, slightly purplish red, (GIA slpR 7/3), cut is good. Transmitting light with a minimum of distortion, transparent. Naturally occurring internal & external characteristics are present. Graded in the setting. Alexandrite was discovered in the 1830's near the Tokovaya River in the Ural Mountains of Siberian Russia. It later became the national gemstone of Russia. The name "alexandrite" became official in 1842.Alexandrite is a variety of chrysoberyl. It contains both beryllium and chromium. It is the chromium that accounts for the spectacular color change. The color change is the primary qualification for a chrysoberyl to be considered alexandrite. Alexandrite is strongly trichroic. Its color change results in a near-equal transmission of the blue-green and red portions of the spectrum, coupled with strong absorption in the yellow. Today Alexandrite is found in Brazil, India, Madagascar, Myanmar, Russia, Sri Lanka, Tanzania and Zimbabwe. Eighty prong set round brilliant cut diamonds, measuring 1.10 - 1.00 x 0.63mm (depth est.) approximate total weight of 80 Stones = 0.43ct. Graded in the setting. Clarity: SI-1 to I-1. Color: G - H. Total Weight of Colored Stones 0.72ct. Total Weight of Diamonds 0.43ct. Total Weight of Ring 4.19 grams. AIG Appraised at $6,330.00.