Sapphire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sapphire (Greek: ) refers to gem varieties of the mineral corundum, an aluminium oxide (α-Al 2 O 3 ), when it is a color other than red, in which case the gem would instead be a ruby. Trace amoun...
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The production of gem-quality sapphires in the United States is not new or recent. In 1865, the first U.S. sapphires were found in the gravels of the Missouri River in Lewis and Clark County, Montana.
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Sapphire, information and description, pictures of sapphires, varieties, legends and healing properties. ... Blue is by far the most popular color for sapphires, but they can be almost any color, including yellow, green, white, colorless, pink, orange, brown, and purple. Padparadscha is the name for a rare orange-pink...
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www.bernardine.com/gemstones/sapphire.htm
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Pink, white, and of course blue Sri Lankan sapphires can be found adorning the creations of The Crysobel Collection. Sapphires are set into magnificent 18K white and yellow gold filigree tear drop earrings, one of Crysobel’s signature pieces.
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These are some of the superb gemstones found by tourists visiting the Gemfields. This stunning 35.5ct blue was These beautiful parti-colour sapphires were mined by John in the vacinity of Big Bessie Fossicking Area and faceted at Blue Hollow Mine. John also had some luck in finding this 22.15ct blue on Big Bessie.
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A particularly lovely pinkish-orange is referred to as "padparadscha" which is taken from the Sinhalese for "lotus-colored." Although sapphire is found in many colors, these are not all commercially available at any given time. ... Fine, needle-like inclusions are what give sapphires their velvety quality.
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Sapphires come from Thailand, Sri Lanka, Madagascar, Tanzania and Australia. The United States, Cambodia, Nigeria, Kenya and China also produce some sapphires. Perhaps the most famous sources for sapphires are the Kashmir region of India, a...
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Guy Quenneville; Monday, January 14, 2008 ... True North Gems, a company exploring for coloured gemstones, recently announced its discovery of a new sapphire yield, which it has called the Kikturiaq (Mosquito) occurrence, near the hamlet of ... The largest discovery is a near-complete crystal coming in at 139 carats.
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The first deposits came out of Asia- Sri Lanka, Burma and Vietnam. However, the supply was small so finding this blushing gemstone on the market was rare. But, in the 90s there was a boom in the market when huge deposits were found in Madag...
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