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The Alexandrite

The Alexandrite

Martin Katz
Half of the months in the calendar year—March, June, August, October, November, and December—have more than one “official” birthstone. June has three choices: pearl, the most traditional, alexandrite and moonstone. My June favorite is alexandrite, which has a distinctive color-change phenomenon. Indoors, it appears red but in sunlight it appears green, which is why gem aficionados often describe it as “emerald by day, ruby by… [more]