This is the only Alexandrite I have and please check prices of other rings - they are much more expensive - some in the hundreds of dollars. This Solitaire Alexandrite ring set in 925 sterling silver ring. The Alexandrite is a color changing stone depending on the lighting (daylight, candlelight, different types of light bulbs). I tried capturing the colors in different lighting. The band is thin and comfortable to wear. Marked 925. New. This is an extraordinary gem. Set in a lovely six prong setting. It looks to be about two carats. New. Never worn. The story behind the discovery and naming of alexandrite is filled with controversy. The origin story takes place in Russia, and the central characters include a Finnish mineralogist, a Russian mineralogist, and the Russian Ural Mine manager. Let’s start with the name. Alexandrite unequivocally gets its name from Czar Alexander II of Russia. (Ever heard of Anastasia Romanov? Alexander II was her great-grandfather). When the stone was discovered in Russia's Ural Mountains — specifically the emerald mines near Ekaterinburg — in 1833, Alexander