Sapphire Daze
One of the most coveted gems throughout history - along with diamonds, pearls and rubies - sapphires are also very special to us at EBJ, and we love using them in all the jewelry! They are only one step down in hardness from diamonds and so they can be made into an engagement ring you'll wear all day, every day for many, many years.
You are probably picturing a deep blue stone when you hear the word "sapphire," and you may have even heard that sapphires and rubies are chemically the same stone - but did you know that sapphires come in all colors across the spectrum? Here's the scoop on sapphire colors and how they happen:
"Sapphire" is the name given to stones made of corundum, a mineral composed entirely of aluminum and oxygen. Corundum is a rather rare type of gemstone because it grows in a silicon-free environment, and silicon is found most everywhere. The presence of trace materials give corundum color; colorless sapphires have no other materials inside and are sometimes used to imitate diamonds. The vibrant deep blues are caused by the presence of iron and titanium - the more iron present, the deeper the blue. Chromium causes corundum to become shades of red (and therefore classified as ruby) and orange and pink. Sapphires can also be sea-foam green, pale lavender, and even yellow, smoky gray and brown.
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