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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

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