does alexandrite have to be colorchange to be alexandrite?

Oct 20, 2009 by Charlotte | Posted in Earth Sciences & Geology

i was asking about an amethyst bracelet and one of the people said it might be alexandrite, although it is just a lovely shade of lavender.

does alexandrite have to be colorchange?

yes, alexandrite is a variety of chrysoberyl that colorchanges
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysoberyl#Alexandrite.

Chances are you have an amythest bracelet

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