Sapphire
Sapphire is a popular gemstone known for its beautiful blue colour, but it can also come in other colours such as pink, yellow, green or even colourless.
Sapphires have a hardness of 9 on the Mohs scale, which makes them durable and suitable for everyday wear.
The sapphire stone represents loyalty, trust and love. It is symbol of long-lasting love and commitment. In France, sapphires are the stones used for 16th wedding anniversaries.
Specifically the color deep blue is associated with wisdom, truth and sincerity. Thus, deep blue sapphires can be used in jewelery to represent long-lasting marriage.
Quality & Colour
The quality as a sapphire is determined by its color, clarity, cut, and carat weight. The most desirable sapphires have a vivid, saturated blue colour with good clarity.
Typical Inclusions in Natural Sapphire
1. Sri Lanka: often referred to as the "Island of Gems", is one of the world's most significant sources of high-quality sapphires. The country is renowned for producing a wide range of sapphire colors, particularly the prized "Ceylon blue" sapphires, known for their vivid, medium-blue hue. With a gem mining history that dates back over 2,000 years, Sri Lanka continues to be a leading global supplier of sapphires, attracting gem enthusiasts and traders from around the world.
2. Myanmar(Burma): famous for producing some of the world's finest blue sapphires, as well as the highly prized Mogok sapphires.
3. Madagascar: a leading source of sapphires in various colors, including the vibrant blue sapphire that rival those from traditional sources like Sri Lanka and Myanmar.
4. Kashmir: originating from the kashmir region in northern India, thee sapphires are celebrated for their velvety, deep blue hue, often described as "cornflower blue". They exhibit a remarkable clarity and have a unique, soft luster. The mines in kashmir were productive during th elate 19th and early 20th centuries, but production has since been limited. As a result, Kashmir sapphires are now rare and highly sought after by collectors and gem enthusiasts for their historical significance and unparalleled beauty.
Royal blue is the top color for sapphire in blue.
Cornflower is a kind of blue with a hint of purple，it gives a unique hazy, velvety texture. The name was derived fom its resemblance to the blue color of the German national flower, the cornflower, belongs to part of vivid blue and intense blue.
Compare to royal blue, cornflower is brighter, lighter, with less dark area, the color looks more even than the royal blue. Cornflower blue sapphires are not limited to a specific origin; sapphires with cornflower blue color can be found in various locations.