0.17 Ct. Alexandrite from Russia

There is a hush when light meets this gem, a small miracle held between finger and breath, colors unfolding like a whisper. At first glance the pear shape suggests a teardrop of dawn, a delicate silhouette that catches the eye and promises more. In daylight the stone leans green, a cool forest song distilled into crystalline clarity, and under candlelight it turns purple, like a memory of evening sky. That color dance is the soul of alexandrite, a rare mood that changes with your life and the light around you. Though modest in carat weight, this gem speaks with intimate authority, inviting you to lean in and discover the depth of its gaze. It is transparent and honest, an honest fire that glows from within, offering a private theater of color to anyone who wears it close to the heart.

Craftsmanship and nature meet in measured harmony in this 0.17 carat pear shape alexandrite, with dimensions of 4.10 by 2.80 by 2.11 millimeters, and a mixed brilliant cut that plays both with scintillating facets and a soft teardrop outline. The cut is a careful conversation between brilliance and silhouette, designed to maximize fire while preserving the stone s refined shape. Clarity is evaluated as slightly included at eye level, a detail that only deepens the gem s character, like a faint line in a cherished letter that proves its journey and authenticity. This is not concealment, this is provenance. The color intensity is intense, a rich presence that reads boldly even from a distance, ensuring that this small alexandrite becomes a statement in any design. The polish is excellent, every facet smoothed and finished to a mirror luster, allowing light to travel without interruption, so each change from green to purple is immediate and pure. There has been no enhancement, the gem is whole and natural as the day it was born, and its origin is Russia, a provenance that carries with it a legacy of some of the most celebrated alexandrites in the world.

When you imagine this stone as a statement piece, understand that size is not measured only in carats but in presence and intention. At 0.17 carat the pear shape becomes an intimate beacon, small enough to wear intimately and large enough to be unmistakable. The mixed brilliant cut multiplies light, so its modest dimensions read larger on the finger, neck, or ear than mere numbers might suggest. Slight inclusions, visible at eye level upon careful inspection, lend an heirloom quality, the kind of imperfection that whispers of authenticity and life lived. Picture it set in a slender bezel where the metal frames the teardrop like a petal, or imagine it cradled in a halo that amplifies the intense color, each tiny diamond catching the eye and directing it inward to the alexandrite s singular drama. For an engagement ring, for a pendant worn at the throat, for a ring held against the heart on a winter evening, this gem becomes a quiet proclamation of taste, love, and the subtlety of strong feeling.

At The Natural Gemstone Company we cherish stones that feel like stories waiting to be told, and this Russian alexandrite is a story of twilight and dawn folded into one small, perfect jewel. If you seek a piece that announces itself not by size alone but by presence and poetry, this gem will answer that longing. It asks for a setting that honors both its technical virtues and its romantic temperament, a design that lets the intense color breathe, and a wearer who will listen when the light changes and the gem speaks. We are here to help you imagine the ring, the pendant, the bespoke setting that will hold it, to advise on metals and proportions that will let the pear shape sing. Hold this alexandrite for a moment, and you will feel how even the smallest stone can be an everlasting voice, a luminous secret made visible, ready to become part of your story.