sapphire

properties

Sapphire is considered one of the most important and most beautiful gemstones in the world. It is known for its characteristic blue color, the result of the mixture of aluminum oxides, iron and titanium. This gem belongs to the corundum family and is the blue sister of the ruby, although in nature we can also find it in a wide variety of less common shades: pinks, oranges, yellows, greens, violets, blacks and colorless. Large sapphires are rare, they do not usually reach 5 carats. Those that exceed this size are given their own names, as is the case with the most famous diamonds. Thus, in New York, we will be able to appreciate the "Star of India", the largest star-shaped sapphire cut with 536 carats. Also relevant is the “Midnight Star”, a black star sapphire of 116 carats.

Sapphires are born in different locations in the world: in Australia (usually the darker shades), in Sri Lanka, in Burma (Myanmar), in Africa, Thailand, Canada and the United States. Some have even been discovered in Scotland, and the color-changing sapphire variety is found in Sri Lanka and East Africa. The most appreciated colors are Indian cashmere blue and the so-called Cornflower Blue, a lavender-colored blue.

You can see Jordi Rosich's jewelry designed and crafted with blue, pink and green sapphires for Roosik&Co here