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Sapphire is an Aluminum Oxide
Corundum. This gemstone is very popular, and comes in almost
every color but red, in which case it is a Ruby.
It can be blue, purple, violet, green, yellow, green,
colourless, pink, orange, and black. All colors can be light
to dark.. They are very hard and tough, and do
not easily get scratched. Sapphires stand for truth and
sincerity.
It was believed to protect the wearer against being caught
by an enemy. and to win the favor of princesses. It also
protected you against poison. The word sapphire comes from a
Greek word meaning blue. Sapphires come from Thailand, Sri
Lanka, Australia, Burma, Africa, Cambodia and Montana,
U.S.A. Sapphires can be man-made in
laboratories,
and some of them are very hard to tell from the real thing.
A lot of sapphires have their colour and clarity improved by
being carefully heated up. Dark blue sapphire earrings, surrounded by diamonds. Find out about white
sapphires
