alexandrite

See also: Alexandrite

English

Etymology

Named after Alexander II of Russia +‎ -ite.

Pronunciation

(US) enPR: ăl'-ĭg-zăn'-drīt, IPA^(key): /ˌæl.ɪɡ.ˈzæn.dɹaɪt/

Noun

alexandrite (countable and uncountable, plural alexandrites)

(mineralogy) A form of chrysoberyl that displays a colour change dependent upon the light source, along with strong pleochroism.

Translations

form of chrysoberyl that displays a colour change

Chinese:
Mandarin: 金綠寶石／金绿宝石, 變石／变石, 紫翠玉, 亞歷山大石／亚历山大石, 變色石／变色石
Finnish: aleksandriitti (fi)
French: alexandrite (fr) f
Greek: αλεξανδρίτης (el) m (alexandrítis)
Italian: alessandrite f
Japanese: 金緑石 (kinryokuseki), クリソベリル (kurisoberiru), アレキサンドライト
Polish: aleksandryt (pl) m
Portuguese: alexandrita f
Romanian: alexandrit (ro) n
Russian: александри́т (ru) m (aleksandrít)
Spanish: alejandrita (es) f

Further reading

David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Alexandrite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
“alexandrite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

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