Color change alexandrite

[RJohnson]

I have a customer who wants a 2.4mm round color change alexandrite as one of the stones in a ring she's ordered - ideally from reddish orange to blueish green, like this:

http://www.ganoksin.com/gnkurl/ep80cj

So far all the gem dealers I've looked at in downtown Los Angeles have primarily blue/green that barely changes, if at all.

Anyone have a clue or is the stone so small it's not probable?

[Karen_Leyland]

We had to source one for a customer a very similar size a few months ago. One of our suppliers here in Melbourne Australia had one (which we bought) the colours you are after and a very strong colour change. They are out there in the size you need so dont give up. I am sure you will find one!

[Lee_Horowitz]

We can supply as an alternative to alexandrite the new blue-green color change garnets from Kenya. They rival the finest color change alexandrines. Blue garnets are extremely rare only ever discovered in Madagascar but depleted. The color changes are blue-red, blue-green to red, blue-green to purple, green to red, etc We also have many other very good color change garnets. There are some blue garnets and just blue-green. These alexandrite color change garnets are very rare and very special and come in larger sizes as well. Please contact me off forum for

Lee Horowitz, Gemologist Peru Blue Opal Ltd Horowitz Co-KCIG Co Ltd perublueopal.com