Light Blue Sapphire

The featured product is a natural sapphire with a round shape and a beautiful light blue hue. The diameter of the stone is 4.70 mm, and its weight is 0.50 carats, giving it an elegant size. The clarity of the sapphire is remarkable, with no inclusions visible to the naked eye, contributing to its brilliance and superior quality. The product has undergone a heat treatment, a common process in the jewellery industry to enhance and accentuate the colours of gemstones. The origin of this sapphire is identified as being from Sri Lanka, a region known for its rich production and tradition of mining quality gemstones. This exceptional gem could be integrated into various jewellery creations, adding a touch of sophistication and elegance to any design.

Under the name sapphire are known all corundum gemstones, with the only exception of the ruby red variant, which is called ruby. However, the name sapphire is very common for blue gemstones, but this blue should not be understood as the colour of a clear sky but as all shades of blue up to very dark blue and even black.

Sapphire is found in a wide range of colours and shades.

Sapphire is a mineral that occurs as Al2O3 single crystals. Its colour is determined by impurities such as Fe2+, Fe3+, Cr3+, Ti4+, or V4+.It has a hardness of 9 on the Mohs scale, after diamond.

The rocks where sapphires have been found are called pegmatites, which, through erosion processes, have been transported and deposited in alluvium in river beds. The most important sapphire-producing countries are Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon), India, and more recently, the USA, Australia and Nigeria.