Ch. 21: Chrysoberyl

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	locality where alexandrite was originally found, and where most of it has been obtained, is Takovaya, near Ekaterinburg. Only the transparent pieces can be used for gems, and as these are relatively scarce, the price of the gem is high. Of late alexandrite has been found in the gold sands of Sanarka in the southern Urals, but a more important source of supply has appeared in Ceylon, where gems much larger than those in the Urals, and in a fine variety of colors, have been found.

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