Does anyone here know about semi precious gems? i have a stone

its changes color (depending on the light) from purple/blue to pink. looks like an amethyst.

my grandmom calls it an alexandria.

do you guys know what this stone is referred to in this country?

Here's more info:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandrite#Alexandrite

:rofl:

I have a June birthday and while pearl is usually the birthstone associated with that month, the alternative is alexandrite (or something like that). Kind of a purplish stone. Sounds like what you have.
Does it look like this?

love it

If you have a natural alexandrite, it could be quite valuable. They can run several thousand dollars per carat.

Alexandrite is pretty rare, so there are a lot of lab grown alexandrites out there. They are pretty nice. I have several and they are a reddish purple inside and turn a bluish purple outside.

If you get the stone checked out, try to find a registered Gemologist. It can be a little pricey to get a stone identified and appraised. You might be able to take it to a jeweler and ask if they think you should have it identified and appraised. Another clue might be if you know how old the gem is. If it's been in your family for a couple of generations, it could very well be a natural alex and could be worth quite a bit. Then you would know if you needed to insure it.

getting it checked out. A good quality 1 carat Alexandrite can go for several thousand dollars. You might still have a lab grown, but with the age of the stone, I would guess it could very likely be a natural. You could get a very pleasant surprise if it turns out to be a natural.

There are also a lot of other color change stones out there, color change sapphire, color change garnet, color change fluorite and a few others. There is a possibility it could be one of those, but since your grandmother called it an alexandria, it's probably an alexandrite.

A lot of people think that because a stone isn't a diamond, emerald, ruby, or sapphire, that they don't have much value. There are an awful lot of stones out there that are a lot rarer than diamonds and have a much higher value.

I'm not an expert on gemstones by any means, just a collector who has enough knowledge to that sometimes it's worth it to pay an expert to identify a stone.

Hope this info helps and I hope you get a pleasant surprise with your stone!