Facts About Sapphire Jewelry

Sapphire jewelry accounts for some most prized treasures on earth. This is because these gems come in a variety of colors and are also among the more durable of the most valuable gemstones rating a 9 on the hardness scale. They are also a versatile gemstone that can be set into just about every form of jewlry imaginable including sapphire earrings, pendants, necklaces, rings, armlets and anklets.

Most people associate sapphires with the color blue but these gemstones come in many hues. In the sapphire family there are pink sapphires, yellow sapphires, green sapphires, purple sapphires, orange sapphires, brown sapphires and black sapphires. The orange sapphire is also known as the Padparadscha and is an appealing stone that demonstrates a brilliant fire. Another rare and priced type of sapphire is the Star Sapphire. When cut in a half into a dome these stones display a star shape with six rays that dances across the surface of the stone

Sapphires mined in many countries including Brazil, Sri Lanka, India, Burma, Thailand, Madagascar, Kenya, Tanzania and Australia. Their value of these gems depends on their size, color and transparency. The most valuable sapphires are gemstones from Kashmir. Almost as highly cherished are stones from Burma, followed by Ceylon-Sapphires (stones from what is now known as Sri Lanka.) The newest producer of sapphires is the country of Madagascar, which recently discovered a mine that has a rich depository of yellow and pink sapphires. This is why we see so much more yellow and pink sapphire jewelry for sale in this century.

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