Step 1. 1  Put 1/2 cup of the calendula petals in a quart-size jar and (carefully) fill it with boiling water. Cap and carefully put somewhere to let it steep. 2  Using your mesh strainer, strain the infused water into another jar and clean the other jar for later.
Since chrysoberyl is a very hard and tough gemstone, it is a natural constituent of alluvial, deposits in areas in which pegmatite dikes are found. Sources and Recovery Methods Despite the fact that chrysoberyl is a comparatively rare mineral, it is found in a number of places in the world, in two or three of which fine gem qualities are mined. Gem material is almost invariably recovered from alluvial gravels, rather than being mined from primary deposits.
Alexandrite Color Alexandrite's green hue is a result of chromium impurities. Chromium is the same coloring element found in emerald, the green variety of precious beryl. Sri Lanka (Ceylon) alexandrite is known to exhibit a khaki to brown color change.hrysoberyl Cat's Eye. Alexandrite is a rare color change and chromium-bearing variety of chrysoberyl. There are a few other chrysoberyl varieties available; most are categorized because of an optical property, such as color, color change effect and chatoyancy.