My Favorite June Birthstone Of Them All...
T here's 3 birthstone for the month of June namely the 'moonstone' which is the alternative birthstone & in 3rd place as my favorite, the 'pearl' which is the traditional birthstone & in 2nd place as my favorite birthstone for June & my favorite of them all is the universal & unisex 'alexandrite'! In my opinion it is more rare and valuable than the pearl and in fact in my opinion it is the 2nd rarest & most valuable gem on Earth next to natural color diamonds. Alexandrite was named after Alexander The Great and it is the favorite stone of the Russian Czar & The Imperial Family. The finest alexandrite comes from the Ural Mountains in Russia and possess a 100% color change from emerald green in daylight to ruby red in incandescent light. Alexandrite of Russian bona fide origin are among the most sought after gemstone in the world but Russian deposits have long ceased to exist. Today Russian alexandrite