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2. Synthetic alexandrite - Wikipedia

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   Alexandrite crystals grown by floating zone method tend to have less intensity in color than crystals grown by the pulled method. Flux-grown alexandrite stones are expensive to make and are grown in platinum crucibles. Crystals of platinum may still be evident in the cut stones. Alexandrite grown by the flux-melt process will contain particles ...

3. Chrysoberyl - Wikipedia

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   Czochralski or pulled alexandrite is easier to identify because it is very clean and contains curved striations visible under magnification. Although the color change in pulled stones can be from blue to red, the color change does not truly resemble that of natural alexandrite from any deposit.

4. Alexandrite effect - Wikipedia

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   The Alexandrite effect has also been observed in some other minerals, such as fluorite, sapphire, kyanite, monazite, spinel, garnet, tourmaline, and rare-earth oxalates. Not to be confused with the alexandrite effect, some minerals also exhibit pleochroism. The former is a response to different wavelengths of light in general, the latter an ...

5. Sapphire - Wikipedia

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   Certain synthetic color-change sapphires have a similar color change to the natural gemstone alexandrite and they are sometimes marketed as "alexandrium" or "synthetic alexandrite". However, the latter term is a misnomer: synthetic color-change sapphires are, technically, not synthetic alexandrites but rather alexandrite simulants .

6. Is Red Velvet Cake Actually Chocolate?

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   Color. Today, the natural red hue that results from combining non-Dutched cocoa powder, acidic ingredients, and baking soda is typically enhanced by adding red food coloring to the cake's batter ...

7. Should you throw out your black plastic cooking utensils? - AOL

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   New details about a study that warned against black plastic spatulas and other kitchen tools have come out. (Getty Creative) (Анатолий Тушенцов via Getty Images)