Alexandrite

Chrysoberyl Group

Key Properties

Property Value
Mohs Hardness 8.5 (8.5)
Typical Size 0.25-10 carats (commercial: 0.5-3 carats; stones over 5 carats with strong change are very rare)
Typical Price Range $5,000-70,000+ per carat (commercial: $10,000-30,000; strong change Russian $40,000-70,000+)
Rarity Level Singular Occurrence
Availability Level Museum Grade Rarity
Availability Driver Small Crystal Size
Investment Appropriateness Blue Chip Investment Gems

Pricing

Typical Price
$3000.00
per carat
Listing Price
$3299.96
per carat
Sold Price
$765.20
per carat
My Price
N/A
per carat

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VERY BULLISH
87.5

Score Components

Geo rarity
100
Mkt availability
100
Invest Appr
100
hardness
0
price
100

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Detailed Descriptions

Rarity Description: Color-change chrysoberyl that forms under very specific conditions; collector-grade examples are rare.

Availability Description: Market supply is driven by gem-quality color-change pieces which appear rarely at auction and through specialist dealers.

Investment Description: Strong color-change alexandrite from Russia or Brazil highly sought; established collector market with proven appreciation; investment-grade requires strong color change; excellent long-term potential.

Seller Prices

Seller Faceted Price Rough Price
peridot-company $3413.65/ct -
waranyugemsmart $1134.21/ct -
argemsjewelry $284.85/ct -
ilsagems $192.34/ct -
preciouscarats $136.77/ct -
dreamz916 $80.72/ct -
fakhr $15.38/ct $16.23/ct
trueblueminerals - $29.89/ct
ucgems - $15.77/ct

Price History (Last 3 Years)

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Origin Variants

Origin Rarity Price Multiplier
Sri Lanka Rare x1.50
Brazil Rare x1.80
Madagascar Uncommon x1.15
Russia Extremely Rare x4.00
Tanzania Rare x1.40
India Rare x1.25

Color Variants

Variant Color Rarity Price Multiplier
Blue-Green to Purple-Red Alexandrite Blue-Green to Purple-Red Rare x1.00
Green to Red Alexandrite Green to Red Very Rare x1.00
Teal to Red Alexandrite Teal to Red Rare x1.00

Price Levels of Origin and Color Variants on MC

Origin Colour Clarity Price Per Carat # Listings Avg Weight
Brazil medium dark green blue or blue green Eye clean $21428.57/ct 1 1.12 ct
Tanzania medium dark green Slightly included $16000.00/ct 1 7.52 ct
Tanzania medium dark green blue or blue green Eye clean to Slightly included $9384.01/ct 1 2.94 ct
Tanzania medium reddish purple Eye clean $7797.32/ct 3 1.00 ct
Brazil medium dark green blue or blue green Slightly included $7095.89/ct 1 0.73 ct
Tanzania medium dark green blue or blue green Slightly to Moderately included $6422.22/ct 1 2.43 ct
- Alexandrite Eye clean $3849.51/ct 59 1.02 ct
- Alexandrite Heavily included $2473.45/ct 9 4.55 ct
Tanzania medium green Eye clean $1970.42/ct 1 1.42 ct
- Alexandrite Slightly included $1629.59/ct 81 1.03 ct
Tanzania medium light green Eye clean $1555.12/ct 2 1.02 ct
- Alexandrite Slightly to Moderately included $1482.56/ct 30 1.51 ct
- Alexandrite Eye clean to Slightly included $1454.77/ct 33 1.10 ct
- Alexandrite Moderately included $1347.02/ct 64 1.46 ct
Tanzania - Moderately included $995.52/ct 1 0.67 ct
Tanzania medium light orangy yellow [brownish] Moderately included $888.89/ct 1 1.08 ct
Tanzania medium green Slightly included $877.42/ct 1 0.62 ct
Tunduru, Tanzania - Eye clean to Slightly included $813.64/ct 1 0.22 ct
- Alexandrite Moderately to Heavily included $741.88/ct 6 2.05 ct
Tanzania light red-purple or purple-red [pink] Moderately included $724.14/ct 1 0.87 ct
Tanzania medium dark green Moderately to Heavily included $722.92/ct 1 3.49 ct
Tanzania medium green Heavily included $693.22/ct 1 2.36 ct
Tanzania medium green Moderately to Heavily included $636.50/ct 2 1.63 ct
Tanzania very light orange [brownish] Eye clean $636.49/ct 1 0.97 ct
Tanzania medium green Slightly to Moderately included $434.00/ct 1 0.50 ct
- Alexandrite - $342.81/ct 4 1.39 ct

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