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Natural Purple Sapphire Sri Lanka
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Natural Purple Sapphire Sri Lanka
Sapphire is a precious gemstone, a variety of the mineral corundum, consisting of aluminium-oxide with trace amounts of elements such as iron, titanium, chromium, copper, or magnesium.
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Sapphire deposits are found inĀ Eastern Australia,Ā Thailand,Ā Sri Lanka,Ā China, Vietnam, Madagascar, Greenland, East Africa, and inĀ North AmericaĀ in mostly inĀ Montana. Madagascar, Sri Lanka, and Kashmir produce large quantities of fine quality Sapphires for the world market. Sapphires are mined fromĀ alluvialĀ deposits or from primary underground workings.
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Blue Sapphire and Ruby are the most popular Gemstone in Corundum Family.
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also, Orangy Pink Sapphire is called Padparadscha. The name Drive’s from the Sinhalese word “padmaraga” ” ą¶“ą¶Æą·ą¶øą¶»ą·ą¶“, meaning lotus blossom, as the stone is of a similar colour to the lotus blossom.
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Also, Sapphire can be found as parti-colour, bi-colour or fancy colour. Australia is a main parti-colour Sapphire producer.
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also, White sapphire is a very popular stone to wear instead of Diamond as a 3rd hardness gemstone after diamond ( moissanite hardness is 9.5).
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AĀ star sapphireĀ is a type of sapphire that exhibits a star-like phenomenon known asĀ asterism.
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Also, A rare variety of natural sapphire, known as colour-change sapphire, exhibits different colours in a different light.
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Sapphires can be treated by several methods to enhance and improve their clarity and colour. A common method is done by heating the sapphires in furnaces to temperatures between 500 and 1,850Ā Ā°C for several hours, or by heating in a nitrogen-deficient atmosphere oven for 1 week or more. Geuda is a form of the mineralĀ corundum. Geuda is found primarily inĀ Sri Lanka. It’s a semitransparent and milky appearance due toĀ rutileĀ inclusions. Geuda is used to improve its colour by heat treatment. Some geuda varieties turn to a blue colour after heat treatments and some turn to red after oxidizing. Also, Kowangu pushparaga turns to yellow sapphire after oxidizing.
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Sapphire Crystal system is a Trigonal crystal system with hexagonal scalenohedral crystal class. Sapphire hardness is 9 according to the Mohs hardness scale with 4.0~4.1 specific gravity.
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Refractive index Ļ=1.768ā1.772Ā nĪµ =1.760ā1.763 Solubility = Insoluble
Melting point = 2,030ā2,050 Ā°C
BirefringenceĀ = 0.008
Pleochroism = Strong
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Sapphire is theĀ birthstoneĀ for September and the gem of the 45thĀ anniversary.
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Gemstones Properties
We must remember that the most powerful of all is our mind power. The use ofĀ gemstonesĀ in theĀ chemical,Ā waveĀ andĀ vibrationĀ energy of the gemstones can only be of some help to the well being of man. It is like aĀ fence on the stairs. The stair fence is not essential for climbing stairs. But having a stair fence will make it easier to climb the stairs. That is also the case with using a gemstone. Almost every gem has its ownĀ vibrationalĀ and waves energy. also, the chemical properties of the gemstones are very special. Gemstones are used to cure diseases and to stimulate and balance the energy fields of the human body by the chemical composition and other energies of the gemstones.
Healing Properties of Sapphire
Sapphire releases mental tension, depression, unwanted thoughts, and spiritual confusion.Ā Ā Sapphire is known as a “stoneĀ of Wisdom“. It is exceptional for calming and focusing the mind, allowing the release of mental tension and unwanted thoughts.
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Sapphire is also the best stone for awakening chakras. Dark Blue orĀ IndigoĀ Sapphire stimulates the Third Eye chakra. Blue Sapphire stimulates theĀ Throat Chakra. Green sapphire stimulatesĀ Heart Chakra. Ruby stimulatesĀ Base Chakra. White sapphire and purple sapphire stimulateĀ Crown Chakra. Yellow sapphire stimulates Solar Plexus Chakra. Orange sapphire stimulates Navel Chakra.
Purple Sapphire stimulates Third-Eye and Crown Chakras. It increases visualisation in meditations by stimulating the pineal gland. Its colour energy works with human aura and balances crown chakra energy fields. Its vibrational energy helps to cure stress and head-related disorders while working with colour wave energies.