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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, o...