SAPPHIRES: THE SEPTEMBER STONE 🖤💚🧡💜💙

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   A blue sapphire
    
  Sapphires are posh gemstones, a variety of the mineral corundum, consisting of aluminum oxide with little amounts of elements such as Iron, titanium, vanadium, magnesium and chromium.
   An uncut sapphire
   Sapphires are crystals, they are massive and granular, but they have poor cleavage! 
   The etymology of the word 'sapphire' can be traced to Latin and Greek words 'saphirus' and 'sapherios' respectively both which means blue! 
    Sapphires are said to be related to Saturn, in fact it means 'dear to the planet Saturn' in many languages.
    Sapphires also occur in  black, yellow, purple, pink, orange, and green colours. 'Parti sapphires' show two or more colours.
An orange sapphire
    Natural sapphires are cut and polished into gemstones and worn in jewelry, sapphires are also produced synthetically for Industrial, or decorative purposes, in laboratories, they are put in crystal boules.
    Sapphires are also used in 
non-ornamental sense! They are used in infrared optical components, 
high-durability windows, electronic wafers etc.
    A green sapphire
     Prized since 800BC, sapphires are the September birthstone, and the gem of the 45th anniversary. A sapphire jubilee occurs every 65 years.
   Sapphires are found in Laos, Tanzania, Australia, Afghanistan, Nigeria, India, Cambodia, Vietnam, Ethiopia, Rwanda, etc.
    Notable sapphires Include:
1. Bismack sapphire
2. Black star of Queensland
3. Blue Belle of Asia
4. Star of Bombay
5. Star of India
7. Stuart sapphire
8. Star of Adam
9. Logan sapphire 
10. Queen Marie of Romania
    It is the official stone of Queensland!

  

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