Color change gems show different colors when viewed under different light sources such as sunlight and indoor light the alexandrite variety displays a color change alexandrite effect dependent upon the nature of ambient lighting.
Purple stone that changes color in light.
Color change garnet changes from bronze in daylight to a rose pink under incandescent light.
Green in daylight to slightly purple red in incandescent light.
Hue and tone.
In daylight color tones can range from clear or a mild yellow and pink to pale brown or champagne.
How color changing gemstones change colors.
Most purple kunzite is quite light in color but some stones can have a vivid and intense hue.
Only recently has the color change fluorite come on to the market and most of it is irradiated to induce the color change.
Color change sapphire exhibits a range of different color changes ranging from pink purple to green purple.
Alexandrite effect is the phenomenon of an observed color change from greenish to reddish with a change in source illumination.
It is important for the lighting to be correct for a color changing gemstone to shift between shades.
Color changing fluorite is most often found as a blue stone under natural light that turns to a purple stone under incandescent lighting.
The hardness of the mineral is the same as quartz thus making it suitable for use in jewelry.
If any other color change combinations are observed the stone should be identified as a color change chrysoberyl.
Amethyst is a purple variety of quartz sio 2 and owes its violet color to irradiation impurities of iron and in some cases other transition metals and the presence of other trace elements which result in complex crystal lattice substitutions.
It is commonly a blue gemstone that changes color to a purple.
Not to be confused with mood rings alexandrite stones offer a world of fascinating color changes dependent upon light conditions.
Kunzite can also exhibit pleochroism which refers to its ability to exhibit two colors at the same time depending on the angle it is viewed from.
This affordable and attractive stone is actually relatively soft which means that it is best used for pendants earrings and bracelets where it is exposed to limited wear.
Sources of color change chrysoberyl.
When exposed to artificial light the stone will change to a vibrant pink with the color change most noticeable in stones that are brown.
A classic alexandrite color change.
Alexandrites are stunning gemstones that change from reddish purple to greenish with any number of color variations.
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