THE BIRTHSTONE for JUNE The 55th ANNIVERSARY STONE MOH's scale of hardness : 8-1/2 Toughness : Excellent to Good Refractive Index : 1.746-1.755 (+.004,-.006) Specific Gravity : 3.73 (+/- .02) Alexandrite is very rare, and a Cat's Eye Alexandrite is even more so. Cat's ...
In addition to being June's birthstone (along with the pearl), it's also the gem for the 55th wedding anniversary.The most notable feature of Alexandrite is its ability to change color depending on the ambient light. In sunlight, higher-quality stones are bluish-green, while lower-quality ...
Gemstone meanings, in fact, have become an informal guide as to when, how, and why they are given. There are gemstones that represent a certain number of years of a wedding anniversary, emerald for the 20th as well as the 35th and 55th anniversaries, incidentally. The emerald gemstone ...
wife, but also on the wedding anniversary 55th anniversary gifts of precious stones. June Birthstone -- Pearl, Alexandrite, moonstone Variable stone is chromium Chrysoberyl, also known as the Alexander stone, it was green in the sun, red in the ...