CHRYSOBERYL . ...

Description

CHRYSOBERYL
Var. Alexandrite
Novello Mine, Masvingo (Fort Victoria), Masvingo District, Zimbabwe
This celebrated Chrysoberyl (var. Alexandrite) has a very well documented history: it came to Dave Wilber via Hermann Bank and Ed Swoboda. A photograph in the Tucson 50th Anniversary book, shows it in Dave Wilber's display case back in 1967. Since those days, the specimen has been trimmed and remounted. It still bears a collection number 100B. It has an excellent color change that goes from green to violet depending on the light. The 7/8 inch sixling crystal sits upright on a schist matrix and it has been attached to an acrylic base. Overall measurements are 1½ x 1½ x 7/8 inches.

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