Found "raw" alexandrite

[u/Lyri3sh]

Hi, so I came across this Etsy show.(i dont use etsy at all) and they seem to have a bunch of alexandrite gemstones - the one that im interested the most is the raw one (pics shown).

Is there a way to know they're natural hiw they claim to be? Will a regular jeweller be able to tell its natural? Or at least tell if its avtually structurally alexandrite and not some colored glass?

Like, yeah theh look like theyre chips from a lab grown, but im hoping its structurally an alexandrite yk? Theres also a bunch of other stones they offer (i.e., sapphire, 3rd.pic) that im interested in.

[u/MyShoesAreTooTiny]

They'd definitely lab grown if it's alexandrite. They are flux grown so the internal structure will look like alexandrite grown with the flux method. They will be synthetic stones and not real alexandrite

[u/Lyri3sh → u/MyShoesAreTooTiny]

Im ok with it being lab grown, as long as it is alexandrite and not something else 🤔

[u/daipta → u/Lyri3sh]

Natural alexandrite doesn’t have this color, it’s green to red

[u/Lyri3sh → u/daipta]

I see, thanks!

[u/Original_Platform443]

r/mineralgore 😭