Description
A top quality blue sapphire. Lightly heated to improve the color but with no other treatments. The blue is strong and rich but not so deep that the gem looks opaque; this one passes the light beautifully. All my gems and minerals come with a small free gift. The gift is intended as a little fun to go with your purchase: most are relatively cheap gemstones but there are also a few lucky ones which aren't! To make it interesting for those who want a challenge, the gem is only identified inside the slip of paper. I hope you enjoy the challenge as much as I always do.
Features
Gem Type: Sapphire
Weight: 0.87 ct
Clarity: Si1
Dimensions: 6.8 x 5.0 x 2.7 mm
Cut: Oval
Colour: Blue
Lustre: Vitreous
Hardness: 9.0
Dispersion: 0.018
Treatments: Heat
Certification: None
Background
Sapphire is one of the most prized and highly sought after gemstones in the world. Thanks to it's stunning colors and a hardness that exceeds all but Diamond, it regularly appears in some of the world's finest jewelry. Found in many countries, it's colors span a wide range that takes in nearly every colour imaginable. Although all can be termed corundum, Red stones are usually termed Ruby and all others are named Sapphire, with a prefix of their colour. Some of the most famous Sapphires in the world are held in either museum collections, or frequently the Crown Jewels of various Royal families. A few such examples would be The Star of india, a star Sapphire at 563 carats and the Blue Giant of the Orient a faceted gem at 486.5 carats. Sapphire is known all around the world as the Birthstone for September.
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