Synthetic Alexandrite Rough

US Created for Laser Rod Applications
Czochralski Pull Method

Previous Pull Received (Intel Web Cam)

Previous Pull  Showing Removal of Laser Rods (rotated 90 degrees from photo above) (Intel Web Cam)

2008 Pulled Synthetic Alexandrite - ALL photos of available rough below have come from this piece. (Canon Camera)

2008 Pulled Synthetic Alexandrite - Flash light shining through length.  Note the clarity - the detail of the flashlight and bulb can be clearly seen. (Canon Camera)

Note that in full slices of the pull shown below, the very center has a area that is totally clean, perhaps the size of a dime and this will cut a round gemstone.  Around this clear area, there is an area that contains some inclusions and these areas are great for cabochons - which would be unique as most of this material is typically faceted.  The remainder of the slice is clean.  John Koivula has looked at these inclusions and had the following to say -  "Thanks for letting me know that the Czochralski rod was grown in the US.  Since Czochralski pulling from a melt is generally the same no matter where it is done it is not too surprising that similar inclusions could be founds in rods produced by different growers."  John  now has a sample of  our material in his collection.  You can learn more about John's interest in inclusions, whether natural or lab grown, in his multi-volumed "Photoatlas of Inclusions in Gemstones".   Also note that a wholesaler  and cutter in the Mid-West has purchased a few slices of this material, and with his cutting, he sells the finished gemstones for between $50/ct -$150/ct  depending on whether the client is a dealer or retail customer, and the design, etc.

Photos below taken with a Canon camera vs. the previously used Intel webcam.  A flash was also used in some cases but not all. Due to high demand, these pieces haven't lasted too long.  Over the next week or two, we hope to slice another piece off of the Pull and then trim that into similar pieces as seen below.  If you want to be on a waiting list for a particular size, please send us an email and tell us what you would like.  Will do our best to accomodate - unlikely to have anything smaller than 20grams though... (Email address in the left hand column and at the bottom of this page)

10.83grams  -  $217 The smallest piece trimmed from a slice of the Pull.  What will most likely be the table (large surface left hand side) was specifically oriented so that the dichroscope showed a very nice green and purple.  All That Glitters is currently faceting the other half with the table in the same orientation.    SOLD!

15.87grams  -  $238 (Small blade cut upper left hand corner - seen in photo.  No effect on piece)  ON HOLD!

Two Pieces totalling 16.04grams  -  $241 SOLD!

23.79 grams  -  $345 Slight veil of inclusions on the left as marked with diamond scriber.  Should not really be an issue and it will probably be removed in faceting.  Cost of rough is slighly less per gram.   Approx 17mm thick

24.96 grams  -  $374  SOLD!

26.40 grams  -  $396

26.85grams  -  $403 Approx 13mm thick  ON HOLD!(JB)

39.94 grams  -  $599  SOLD!

43.04 grams  -  $646 Approx 17mm thick

43.39grams  - $651 Approx 13mm thick

44.32grams  -  $665 Approx 13mm thick

47.42grams  -  $711 Approx 13mm thick

55.15grams  -  $827 Approx 13mm thick

58.31grams  -  $875 Approx 13mm thick (Small blade cut seen above the "8".  Can be worked around, extended all the way through when trimming, etc.  Should have no real affect in rough.)

64.84 grams  -  $973   SOLD! Approx 13mm thick

71.63 grams  -  $1,074  SOLD!

74.07 grams  -  $1,111  SOLD!

80.10 grams  -  $1,201  SOLD!

96.41 grams  -  $1,446  SOLD!

Example of a 12mm round that we faceted. We are not sure if we oriented it properly, but regardless of this, the color is really nice, the material is clean, etc.   This was from a previous pull that was received.

11.15ct Square Dozen Cut from this rough.

We have the results from two stones being cut from two different orientations.  There is also a third orientation to try and again, all kinds of other possibilities if you go off-axis!  One orientation yielded the following color change under the lights that we checked:  Incancescent light - purplish pink; office fluorescent - purple with tanzanite blue highlights; under a Brinkman Fluorescent light (which we use when purchasing color change rough or color changing stones - teal blue with some purple highlights.

Another stone was cut at a different orientation.  It goes from a purplish pink under incandescent, to a green with purple highlights (Brinkman) and under office fluorescent, it is really unusual - one can see green, purple and yellow orange occurring on the diagonals.  This could be due to the orientaion and/or the cut, but the play of color is wonderful.   The camera was picking up what the eye was seeing, so no photos exist.  It is the same cut (square dozen) and weighed 6.51cts.

Quote from the U.S. Cutter who faceted the two stones from the Pull discussed above:  "I felt that the color was very good on both stones..... I did like the color, even the color change was good.  As you had said earlier, the matl. is not as dark as the Russian matl. and will show better in larger stones."

This material is a by-product of laser rod manufacturing. We purchased a large Pull and are in the process of trimming pieces. We have sold this material to manufacturers outside the U.S. and it was always by the kilo. We were asked by a number of small businesses and cutters to sell smaller pieces, so this time, we decided that we would break up a pull.

The color under incandescent light is reddish pink; under fluorescent lights, it depends on how one orients the axes. Using a dichroscope, one can see purple, teal, blue, green, orange and yellow. We have cut a few pieces here in the US from a previous pull and it goes from reddish pink to purple with teal - see photo above. At 15mm in diameter, the color is strong without orientation of the rough. Note that this material is lighter than other Alexandrite out there and it allows one to cut very large stones without the being too dark. It contains less Cr and therefore, has less saturation. Parcels typically consist of a range of different sized pieces - see the photos above.

Write us for any more info, etc. This is nice material for cutting for your personal use or for resale. 

NOTE - This material is generating a lot of inquiries. If these parcels are gone, we will put you on a waiting list for future parcels. Just contact us via email below and let us know that you require! 

As some of you already know, other companies offer this material up to twice this price and with that material, one cannot facet larger stones because of the color saturation - NOT this material though........

Most of the material on the market is the darker material which does not allow larger stones to be faceted. Anything larger than 6mm is too dark!  Some of these companies are also delivering rough which is only 5-8mm thick - ours is fairly  thick , though we have cut a few pieces at 10mm. We will continue to slice at about 12-17mm thick.

What does ON HOLD mean??? People have expressed an interest in purchasing the material and we are currently awaiting payment, verifying payment has been received or awaiting final approval. SOLD indicates the material has been received and accepted.

Shipping and insurance is $10-15 depending on the cost of the material purchased.  We accept PayPal, checks, BidPay/Western Union, etc. 

Future Availability:   The material above is from a recent Pull that took us 3-4 years of waiting for.  This material is currently available, but it was requested many years ago. After this Pull has been sliced, cut and trimmed, we do not know what the future holds, but if available, the prices might be sligthly higher.

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