alexandrite

See also: Alexandrite

English

Alexandrite step cut cushion

Etymology

Named after Alexander II of Russia +‎ -ite.

Pronunciation

• (US) enPR: ăl'-ĭg-zăn'-drīt, IPA^(key): /ˌæl.ɪɡ.ˈzæn.dɹaɪt/

Noun

alexandrite (countable and uncountable, plural alexandrites)

1. (mineralogy) A form of chrysoberyl that displays a colour change dependent upon the light source, along with strong pleochroism.

Translations

form of chrysoberyl that displays a colour change

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 金綠寶石／金绿宝石, 變石／变石, 紫翠玉, 亞歷山大石／亚历山大石, 變色石／变色石

• Finnish: aleksandriitti (fi)
• French: alexandrite (fr) f
• Greek: αλεξανδρίτης (el) m (alexandrítis)
• Italian: alessandrite f
• Japanese: 金緑石 (kinryokuseki), クリソベリル (kurisoberiru), アレキサンドライト
• Polish: aleksandryt (pl) m
• Portuguese: alexandrita f
• Romanian: alexandrit (ro) n
• Russian: александри́т (ru) m (aleksandrít)
• Spanish: alejandrita (es) f

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Alexandrite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “alexandrite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.