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GIA Cert 2.66ct Alexandrite and Diamond Ring - 18KT White Gold

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GIA Cert 2.66ct Alexandrite and Diamond Ring - 18KT White Gold
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One electronically tested 18KT white gold ladies cast alexandrite and diamond ring with a bright polish finish. Condition is new, good workmanship. The featured alexandrite is set within a tiered diamond bezel supported by diamond set shoulders, completed by a two and one-half millimeter wide band. Trademark is HANA. Identified with markings of "18K". Containing: One prong set cushion mixed cut alexandrite, measuring 9.67 x 6.49 x 4.88mm, exact weight 2.66ct., type II, clarity is eye clean, medium dark, very slightly grayish, yellowish green color, (GIA yG 6/3) to medium dark, very slightly brownish, brownish orange, (GIA brO 6/3), cut is good. Transmitting light with no distortion, transparent. GIA Gemological Report attached. Graded loose prior to setting in the GIA Laboratory. The yellowish green color was photographed under 6000K daylight; the brownish orange colo was photographed under 2000K incandescent light, see the photographs to the right. 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 round in Brazil, India, Madagascar, Myanmar, Russia, Sri Lanka, Tanzania and Zimbabwe. The ring also contains eighty-two prong set round brilliant cut diamonds approximate total weight of 82 Stones = 1.07ct. Graded in the setting. Clarity: VS-2 to SI-2. Color: G - I. Total Weight of Colored Stones: 2.66ct. Total Weight of Diamonds: 1.07ct. Total Weight of Ring: 6.81 grams. AIG Appraised at $20,685.00.