Gemstone of the Month - Sapphire, All about Sapphires
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Faithfulness
Yellow Sapphire
Leo
VirgoGeminiNobility Truth
Heaven
SapphireBIRTHSTONE for September
ORIGIN OF NAME
The name 'Sapphire' is derived from the Persian word 'safir' meaning 'blue' and is also known as the Stone Of Wisdom.
Treatments
Most natural sapphires are
heat-treated to enhance both, their colour and clarity.
SYMBOLIZES GEMSTONE FOR
BLUE Sapphire
CornflowerBlue
Orange
Pink
Black
WhiteGreen
Yellow
Sapphires have a vivid blue to vilotesish cornflower blue colour. They may contain tiny
inclusions to give them a velvety appearance and scatter light to cause a stunning visual effect.
Stones that may be greyish, too light or too dark in colour qualify as
low quality blue sapphires.
HIGH QUALITY LOW QUALITY
Sri Lanka
BurmaKashmir
NigeriaKenya
TanzaniaMadagascar
Autralia
ChinaCanada
Most of the finest Sapphires come from Kashmir, Burma and Sri Lanka.
RARE & PRECIOUS VARIETIES
Padparadscha
is a special and rare orange-pink sapphire that is originally found in Sri Lanka.
It's name is Sinhalese for 'lotus blossom'.
Star Sapphire
is a type of sapphire that displays a phenomenon that is created when a sapphire's needle-like inclusions align to cause the appearance of a six-rayed star pattern on its
surface.
DAYLIGHT incandescent
Colour change sapphire is a rare variety of sapphire that exhibits changes colour when it is viewed under different light. Colour changing
sapphires will appear blue in sunlight but will change to purple under incandescent light. Similarly fancy coloured sapphires will also
change in colour under different lights.
HOW STRONG IS THE SAPPHIRE?
HEALING PROPERTIES
Sapphire is rated 9 on the Mohs Scale of Hardness, making it the second hardest material on earth. Sapphire is so durable that synthetic sapphire is
used for the windows of supermarket scanners and spacecraft.
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SharpenEyesight
Powers to CoolFevers
Brings Joy andInner Peace
RelieveHeadaches
Help with Focusand Concentration
TreatsNosebleeds
Calm Nerves
The Greeks associated
the sapphire with Apollo.
Sapphire is thought to increase
communication with spirit
guides or angels.
Royals wore the stone to
attract wealth, as
well as protect them from envy
and infidelity.
The stone was thought
to make peace with enemies.
Ancient Persians believed that the earth rested on a
giant sapphire and its reflection coloured
the sky.
The clergy wore blue sapphires to
symbolize heaven, and ordinary folks thought the gem
attracted heavenly blessings.
The Ancient Egyptians associated the stone
with the 'Eye of Horas'.
Tradition holds that the tablets containing
the Ten Commandments were
composed of sapphire.
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Logan sapphireThe world's largest and most famous
sapphire, is a 422.99 carat flawless ,
cushion-cut sapphire from Sri Lanka.
Star of IndiaA 563.35 carat star sapphire, one of the largest in the world, is an almost flawless gem that exhibits a
six-rayed star pattern on both
sides of the stone.
Star of Bombay182 carat cabochan cut sapphire that
originated from Sri Lanka. It is the
namesake of the popular British gin, Bombay Sapphire.
Physical Characteristics
MINERAL COMPOSITION
Sapphire is a gem quality of the mineral corundum. Even though it is recognised for its classic blue hue, the sapphire actually comes in every colour of the rainbow. Red sapphire is, however, generally known as the
Ruby.
Colour
Location map of sapphire Mines
Legends and Lores
Ideal Gift
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Famous sapphire