Alexandrite
アレキサンドライト
Alexandrite is a natural gemstone with a Mohs hardness of 8.5, and its traditional symbolic meaning is “Noble heart & hidden devotion.” It is a birthstone for June.
Mohs hardness
8.5
Mineral group
Chrysoberyl
Color
Color-change (green to red)
MEANING
Noble heart & hidden devotion
LORE & HISTORY
Discovered in 19th-century Russia and named after Tsar Alexander II. A “chameleon stone” that looks green in daylight and red under incandescent light. One of June’s birthstones.
Meanings and lore reflect widely known traditions and are not claims of effect. Hardness and mineral group are standard mineralogy — About our data