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Sapphire Jewelry

Sapphire is 9 on the Moh’s Hardness scale, making it a superior gem for jewelry. It is second only to diamond, which is a 10 – the hardest mineral on earth. It comes in all the colors of the rainbow, except for red (ruby) making it a great design inspiration. Shown here is a necklace of pink sapphire faceted rondelles.

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Sapphire, September Birthstone

Sapphire is the birthstone for the month of September and the traditional gift for a 45th wedding anniversary. It is a variety of the mineral corundum. It is typically blue, but natural fancy sapphires occur in yellow, purple, orange, and green. It is even found in brown, black, and white. The only color which sapphire cannot be is red – as red corundum is ruby.