Gemstone district

Ural Alexandrite Region

Historic Ural source that established Alexandrite's name and classic market reference.

Evidence statusPublished & sourcedLast reviewed August 17, 2026

Evidence-backed overview

The place, clearly defined

Historic Ural source that established Alexandrite's name and classic market reference.

Geological context

How the occurrence is understood

Historic Ural source that established Alexandrite's name and classic market reference.

Bidirectional relationships

Documented gemstones

Occurrence and production are separate claims. A production label is date-bounded and does not guarantee quality, origin determination, or market value.

Historic production

Alexandrite

Authoritative evidence documents production in a past period; present activity is not implied.

Historic production documented

Sources document production in a past period; current production is not asserted.

Evidence[1]

Evidence ledger

Sources & verification

Sources are deduplicated across the geographic record. Current-production claims receive explicit review dates; a map point never substitutes for geological or production evidence.

  1. [1]
    Aaron C. Palke, Ziyin Sun, Nathan D. Renfro, and Shane F. McClure. Geographic Origin Determination of Alexandrite.

    Gems & Gemology · 2019

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