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Sapphire gem Stones

The Sapphire Gem Stone is known as the stone of prosperity, Heavenly Sapphire has historically been associated with the sacred and divine, guardian of innocence and truth.

While Sapphire stones can come in a variety of colors, it is most noted for the color blue. Sapphires other than blue are often called fancy sapphires. Like rubies, sapphires are one of the hardest and most durable materials on earth. At 9 on Moh?s scale of gemstone hardness, sapphires are second only to diamonds in hardness.

The name Sapphire may have came from the Greek Sandrit sanipriya meaning ?dear to planet Saturn?; the deep blue color seems to look like the deep blue sky. Legend suggests that the Ten Commandments were inscribed on a Sapphire stone.

When buying a Sapphire Stone be sure to look at a wide selection of the stones. Try to train you eye to notice imperfections that you do not like. There are five guidelines which identifies a quality Sapphire Stone.

Color of the Sapphire Gemstone is based on its purity of their hue, the depth of tone and the color saturation. The best value is in colors that include small traces of other colors and are not too light or to dark.

Size of the Sapphire Gemstone is not always determined in carat weight such as a diamond. The best way to judge the size is to look at the gemstone from above to calculate the size.

Clarity of the Sapphire Stone is best valued when the inclusions are lightly to moderately included; meaning not to visible to the naked eye.

Enhancements are made to nearly all colored gemstones including the Sapphire Stone. Enhancements used is heating the stone and then polishing and finishing the process. This process is widely used in the jewelry industry.

Cut of a Sapphire Stone is hopped to expose the fewest inclusions and the majority of the gemstone weight. Greater color saturation requires a shallow cut; less color saturation requires a deeper cut. A Good quality Sapphire Gemstone usually has a table (center), crown (top), girdle (below crown to middle of stone), pavilion below crown to bottom of stone), culet (point at bottom of stone).

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