![]() Nearly all of the sapphires at are eye clean and most important, all are pleasing to the eye. Some inclusions are accepted although certainly not as many as with ruby or emerald. Sapphires in sizes of 1 carat and over are considered to be important. Besides excelling in color selection, sapphires excel in durability with a rating of 9 on the Mohs scale of hardness. You should assume that the sapphires sold at MyJewelrySource are heated unless stated otherwise.īuying a Sapphire: All in all, sapphires can be considered the ideal colored gemstone. Approximately, 99% of sapphires used in jewelry are heated, leaving 1% which are unheated and considered very rare. ![]() There are other treatments used to enhance the color of sapphires which are not industry accepted, may not be permanent, and therefore not sold by our company. Heat treatment of sapphires is a permanent, industry accepted treatment requiring no additional care over that of unheated sapphires. Most sapphires are treated with heat after being mined. A basic understanding of these enhancement techniques will add to your appreciation of the beauty, durability and value of the gemstone jewelry you already own, or plan to purchase in the future. Sapphires are the traditional gift for the fifth (5th) and forty-fifth (45th) wedding anniversaries and the birthstone for September.Įnhancements: Although cutting is the most basic enhancement method employed to display the beauty of a gemstone, there are many fascinating methods by which man has demonstrated his ability to draw maximum color, luster, clarity and brilliance from sapphires. Colors other than blue are referred to as " fancy sapphires". They come other colors such as red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple and pink. Sapphires are also regularly mined in Madagascar, Australia and Thailand. Sadly, the Kashmir supply was essentially exhausted by 1930, leaving Sri Lanka as the location of the most beautiful sapphires. Sri Lanka (formerly known as Ceylon) was the standard bearer of sapphire until the incredible discovery of extraordinary stones in Kashmir in 1880. ![]() Sapphires are considered to be calm and relaxing. It was once believed that sapphires offered protection from harm and envy. Sapphire: Sapphires can be found in a rainbow of colors. Tanzanite | Pink Tourmaline | Green Tourmaline | Seafoam Tourmaline
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