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Alexandrite

Tsarstone collectors guide

Are there any ways to improve alexandrite colors by any special treatment like heating?

Alexandrite cannot be improved by any kind of thermal treatment. Although some have tried, heat treatment does not seem to affect alexandrite at all. Some lower quality cracked alexandrites are oiled to hide the cracks but beyond that, alexandrite is not known to be treated in any way.

Some customers prefer cat's eyes with brownish hues and chrysoberyl cat's eyes can be irradiated to produce this color. This kind of treatment is not common and is easy to detect by any of the well known labs that are set up for that.


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Page title Are there any ways to improve alexandrite colors by any special treatment like heating?
Author David Weinberg
Website title Alexandrite Tsarstone Collectors Guide
Date published 03 July 2010 04:41 UTC
Date accessed 21 May 2026 17:53 UTC
Permanent link http://m.alexandrite.net/viewpage.html?id=GG-0131
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David Weinberg. "Are there any ways to improve alexandrite colors by any special treatment like heating?". In Alexandrite Tsarstone Collectors Guide. July 03, 2010, 04:41 UTC. Available at: http://m.alexandrite.net/viewpage.html?id=GG-0131. Accessed May 21, 2026.
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"Are there any ways to improve alexandrite colors by any special treatment like heating?". (2010, July 03). In Alexandrite Tsarstone Collectors Guide. Retrieved 17:53, May 21, 2026, from http://m.alexandrite.net/viewpage.html?id=GG-0131.
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See Alexandrite Tsarstone Collectors Guide, "Are there any ways to improve alexandrite colors by any special treatment like heating?", http://m.alexandrite.net/viewpage.html?id=GG-0131 (Alexandrite cannot be improved by any kind of thermal treatment. Although some have tried, heat treatment does not seem to affect alexandrite at all. Some lower quality cracked alexandrites are oiled to hide the cracks but beyond that, alexandrite is not known to be treated in any way.) (as of May. 21, 2026, 17:53 GMT).
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David Weinberg. "Are there any ways to improve alexandrite colors by any special treatment like heating?". In Alexandrite Tsarstone Collectors Guide. 2010 Jul 03, 04:41 UTC.[Internet], Alexandrite Tsarstone Collectors Guide; 2010 Jul 03, 04:41 UTC [cited 2026 May 21]. Available from: http://m.alexandrite.net/viewpage.html?id=GG-0131.
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David Weinberg, "Are there any ways to improve alexandrite colors by any special treatment like heating?", http://m.alexandrite.net/viewpage.html?id=GG-0131, (accessed May 21, 2026).
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"Are there any ways to improve alexandrite colors by any special treatment like heating?". Alexandrite Tsarstone Collectors Guide. 03 Jul 2010, 04:41 UTC. 21 May 2026 http://m.alexandrite.net/viewpage.html?id=GG-0131
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David Weinberg, "Are there any ways to improve alexandrite colors by any special treatment like heating?", Alexandrite Tsarstone Collectors Guide, 03 July 2010, 04:41 UTC, http://m.alexandrite.net/viewpage.html?id=GG-0131 [accessed 21 May 2026].
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