DF2012:Alexandrite

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Alexandrite

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Uses
Gemcrafting Encrusting
Location
Found within granite as small clusters Found within schist as small clusters Found within marble as small clusters
Properties
Material value 20 Melting point 11500 (x) Boiling point 14000 (m) Ignition point none (m) Solid density 3730 Specific heat 800
Wikipedia article

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Alexandrites are semi-precious gems found as small clusters in granite, marble, and schist layers. In the real world, alexandrite is a variety of chrysoberyl, and is commonly used in lasers for laser hair removal.

Raws

[INORGANIC:ALEXANDRITE] [USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:STONE_TEMPLATE] [MATERIAL_VALUE:20][DISPLAY_COLOR:5:7:1][TILE:15][IS_GEM:alexandrite:STP:OVERWRITE_SOLID] [ENVIRONMENT_SPEC:GRANITE:CLUSTER_SMALL:100] [ENVIRONMENT_SPEC:SCHIST:CLUSTER_SMALL:100] [ENVIRONMENT_SPEC:MARBLE:CLUSTER_SMALL:100] [SOLID_DENSITY:3730] Common to chrysoberyls. Range 3680 - 3780 [STATE_COLOR:ALL_SOLID:VIOLET] Occurs in metamorphic layers per this: http://www.emporia.edu/earthsci/amber/go336/berg/tanzanite.html Of course, it should also be really rare, because it only occurs in one part of the world.

Gems
Ornamental	amber opal • aventurine • banded agate • bloodstone • blue jade • bone opal • brown jasper • carnelian • cherry opal • chrysocolla • chrysoprase • citrine • clear tourmaline • dendritic agate • fire agate • fortification agate • gold opal • gray chalcedony • jasper opal • lace agate • lapis lazuli • lavender jade • milk opal • milk quartz • moonstone • morion • moss agate • moss opal • onyx • onyx opal • picture jasper • pineapple opal • pink jade • pipe opal • plume agate • prase • prase opal • pyrite • resin opal • rock crystal • rose quartz • sard • sardonyx • schorl • shell opal • smoky quartz • sunstone • tiger iron • tigereye • tube agate • turquoise • variscite • wax opal • white chalcedony • white jade • wood opal • yellow jasper
Semi-Precious	alexandrite • almandine • amethyst • aquamarine • bandfire opal • black opal • black pyrope • black zircon • blue garnet • brown zircon • cat's eye • chrysoberyl • cinnamon grossular • claro opal • clear garnet • clear zircon • crystal opal • demantoid • fire opal • golden beryl • goshenite • green jade • green tourmaline • green zircon • harlequin opal • heliodor • honey yellow beryl • indigo tourmaline • jelly opal • kunzite • levin opal • light yellow diamond • melanite • morganite • peridot • pinfire opal • pink garnet • pink tourmaline • precious fire opal • purple spinel • red beryl • red flash opal • red grossular • red pyrope • red spinel • red tourmaline • red zircon • rhodolite • rubicelle • tanzanite • topaz • topazolite • tsavorite • violet spessartine • white opal • yellow grossular • yellow spessartine • yellow zircon
Precious	emerald • faint yellow diamond • ruby • sapphire
Rare	black diamond • blue diamond • clear diamond • green diamond • red diamond • star ruby • star sapphire • yellow diamond