6mm Alexandrite Opalescent Teardrop Beads [100]

Beads per lot:

100

Cost per bead:

4.5 cents

Bead material:

Glass

Country of origin:

Czech Republic

Size/shape:

6mm (from end to end) teardrop beads.

Colors/description:

Milky opalescent alexandrite.  The alexandrite color is light blue in fluorescent light, and rosy pink or violet in incandescent light and daylight.  In this case, these beads are violet, never becoming pink.

Hole size:

1mm (estimated).

Defects:

The beads appear to be in good shape.

How photographed:

At the window in natural daylight.

Comments:

These are the first opalescent or milky alexandrite beads I have ever seen.  In the past, all alexandrite beads were translucent.  Perhaps because of the milkiness, these beads never become pink, as most alexandrite beads do.  They go from very light blue to light violet (the picture shows them in their violet state).