Fancy colored Sapphire belongs to the corundum gemstone family as well as ruby.
Corundum of gemstone quality of all colors except red are called sapphire, only red varieties are called rubies, all other colors, including pink, green, orange, purple and white sapphire, are referred to as fancy Sapphires.The various colors of sapphire are qualified by description,e.g., green sapphire or yellow sapphire. Colorless Sapphire is called Leuko-sapphire (Greek-white), pinkish orange sapphire Padparadscha (Sinhalese for “Lotus Flower”).There is no definite demarcation between ruby and sapphire.Light red, pink , or violet corundums are usually called sapphires, as in this way they have individual values in comparison with other colors.If they were grouped as rubies, they would be stones of inferior color.
The Moh’s hardness is 9,the hardest mineral after diamond.
Today important fancy sapphire deposits are in Burma (Myanmar),Sri Lanka,Thailand ,Tansania , Madagascar.
Sapphire is the birthstone of July.
FANCY SAPPHIRE
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3,09ct. Pink Sapphire from Madagascar
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4,47ct. Pink Sapphire from Madagascar unheated
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Pink Sapphire Step Cut_Cushion 5,10 cts
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Fancy Yellow Sapphire from Ceylon_Unheated_Oval 3,14 cts
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Fancy Pink Sapphire from Ceylon_Oval_Precious Pair 4,30 cts
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Fancy Pink Sapphire from Ceylon_Oval 3,41cts
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Fancy Pink Sapphire from Ceylon Precious Pair_Cushion 4,24cts
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Yellow Sapphire 3,14 cts Unheated Ceylon Pink Sapphire 3,41 cts Ceylon
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Yellow Sapphire from Ceylon_ Octagone 8,85cts
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Violet Sapphire Ceylon Cushion 3,09cts
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Pink Sapphire Ceylon Cushion Unheated
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Fancy Yellow Sapphire Ceylon Unheated Cushion 404cts