Sapphire is a prized gemstone that can be found in many colors, including blue, orange, yellow, green, pink, and purple. Star sapphires are rare and valuable, and sapphires are believed to have healing properties. They are often used in fine jewelry, including engagement rings.
Sapphire is a precious stone or gem that is a form of corundum, a hard aluminum oxide mineral. Sapphire is prized for its translucent beauty. It is the focal point of many pieces of fine jewelry. Sapphires can be placed in pendants, rings, earrings, brooches, and tiaras.
Sapphire is generally considered a deep blue gem. However, sapphire is found in many different shades of blue, as well as many other colors. Sapphires that are any color other than blue are called elegant sapphires. Fancy sapphires can be orange, yellow, green, pink, or purple in color. Red sapphires are called rubies.
A very unusual type of sapphire is called a star sapphire. Star sapphires produce the appearance of a six point star which is the result of tiny crystal inclusions in the stone. The symmetry and balance of the star, along with the shadow and translucency of the stone, make the star sapphire more perfect. Star Sapphires are very valuable due to their rarity.
Sapphires are found buried on the continents of Africa, Asia, Australia, and South America. Growing in hard crystal clusters, they are painstakingly mined and then handed over to a cutter. Sapphires are second only to diamonds in their hardness, making them easy to care for and virtually indestructible.
An expert cutter shapes sapphires into their individual shapes and meticulously works to bring out their optimal reflective potential through cutting. Before a sapphire reaches the hands of a cutter, it barely resembles the final product we see and appreciate. A rough sapphire appears cloudy or solid, opaque and common.
Sapphires are a favorite choice for engagement rings because of the emotions associated with them. The sapphire symbolizes love, permanence, loyalty and trust. Sapphire is also the birthstone for those born in September, lending even more sentiment to an already beautiful piece of jewelry.
Sapphires are also believed to have healing properties. They are used to treat or relieve arthritis, swelling, and painful conditions affecting the joints and muscles. Sapphires are also believed to relieve mental illness and abdominal discomfort.
Throughout history, sapphires have been used to enhance physical powers and to aid in clairvoyance and the ability to move objects with the mind. They were also believed to promote telepathic powers, the ability to communicate through thought.
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