The legendary sapphire may be of the most sought-after gemstones of Earth, but it is also one of the most powerful, delivering incredible transformative powers that will change one’s life drastically.

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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
Cornflower
Blue
Orange
Pink
Black
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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
Burma
Kashmir
Nigeria
Kenya
Tanzania
Madagascar
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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Sharpen
Eyesight
Powers to Cool
Fevers
Brings Joy and
Inner Peace
Relieve
Headaches
Help with Focus
and Concentration
Treats
Nosebleeds
Calm
Nerves
The Greeks
associated
the sapphire
with Apollo.
Sapphire is
thought to
increase
communicati
on 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 sapphire
The world's largest
and most famous
sapphire, is a 422.99
carat flawless ,
cushion-cut sapphire
from Sri Lanka.
Star of India
A 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 Bombay
182 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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