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July 09, 2008
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  Home > Gemstones > Varieties > Sapphire

Natural Sapphire

Natural Sapphire Sapphire is the gem variety of the mineral corundum. It is an extremely hard and durable gemstone, second only to Diamonds on the Moh’s hardness scale.

Sapphires are available in virtually all colors but red; Red Sapphires are known as Rubies. Blue Sapphires are the most valuable, followed by Pink and Padparadscha Sapphires.

Padparadscha Sapphires have orange pink or pink orange coloration and rival Blue Sapphires in value.

There are 2556 Sapphire(s) organised in the following categories: BeadsCabochon LotCabochon SingleCarving SingleCarving LotCloseoutCrystalsFacet LotFacet SingleJewelry Manufacture LineRoughSet and Layouts,  gemstones. Price of our Sapphire range from USD 12.00 to USD 5000.00 and all gemstones are 100% natural. No lab, created or synthetic gemstones.

We grade our stones with strict adherence to current GIA (Gemological Institute of America) standards for color, tone, hue, saturation and clarity and all gems are identified and graded only by GIA certified gemologists.

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>Beads Sapphire [ 1 ]
>Cabochon Lot Sapphire [ 46 ]
>Cabochon Single Sapphire [ 10 ]
>Carving Single Sapphire [ 23 ]
>Carving Lot Sapphire [ 5 ]
>Closeout Sapphire [ 23 ]
>Crystals Sapphire [ 4 ]
>Facet Lot Sapphire [ 990 ]
>Facet Single Sapphire [ 158 ]
>Jewelry Manufacture Line Sapphire [ 1227 ]
>Rough Sapphire [ 46 ]
>Set and Layouts Sapphire [ 23 ]
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Find your Sapphire

Our Sapphire(s) are available in various shapes, sizes and colors. 2556 Sapphire(s), too many to look through? You may select any combination of search options. Colors grade into each other and you can search for more than one color at once. For a better selection, try selecting two or three colors, -- your first choice plus the two closest colors.

Shape Length (mm) Width (mm)
Category Weight (cts) Price (USD)
very strongly greenish blue
orangy red
very slightly greenish blue
red-orange or orange-red
greenish blue
reddish orange
blue
orange
violetish blue
yellowish orange
bluish violet
orangy yellow
violet
yellow
purple
greenish yellow
reddish purple
green
red-purple or purple-red
very slightly bluish green
strongly purplish red
bluish green
slightly purplish red
very strongly bluish green
red
green-blue or blue-green

About Sapphire gemstones

Color All Colors but Red
Refractive Index 1.72-1.82
Pleochroism Blue: definite, Yellow: weak, Green: weak, Purple: definite
Chemical Composition Aluminum Oxide
Hardness 9.0
Crystal Group Trigonal
Ocurrence Africa, India, Asia, United States
Sapphire Sapphire
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