Go green by choosing a lab grown sapphire. Find 100 natural Neelam stones online at GemPundit at the best. Because the crystal formation occurs in a lab instead of Mother Earth, there is less of an environmental impact. If you see “Alexandrite” that doesn’t change from green to red, you’ll know that it is just an inexpensive imitation. Original Blue Sapphire is a highly precious gemstone that brings instant wealth and fame. Some suppliers sell a chemically treated color-change synthetic Sapphire as “lab grown Alexandrite.” It isn’t Alexandrite and it doesn’t look at all like the real thing, due to the slight color change from blue to purple. The Alexandrites we grow are true laboratory-grown Alexandrite, the famous color-change chrysoberyl variety with the exact same properties as the mined gems. Originally discovered in Russia’s Ural Mountains in the 1830s, it’s now found in Sri Lanka, East Africa and Brazil, however, this fine gemstone is exceptionally rare and valuable, because it is no longer being mined.

Alexandrite is a birthstone for June and is also the gem for the 45th and 55th wedding anniversary.Īlexandrite is the very rare color-change variety of the mineral chrysoberyl and is often described as “emerald by day, ruby by night,” because it changes color from bluish-green in fluorescent light to brownish or purplish-red in incandescent light.

Lab created green sapphire