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100% Natural – Not treated in any way.
Will make a Gorgeous Ring or Pendent accented with Diamonds.
Beautiful sharp Star effect.
A Gem of Lasting Beauty.
Asterism (or Ray Effect) is best seen in
Bright Sunlight or by focussing a Flashlight on the face of the gem.
Refractive Index: 1.759-1.778 Hardness: 9 Chemical Comp: AL2O3 Density: 4.00 Crystal Group: Hexagonal
Star Sapphires display a 6 rayed star By light reflecting
off the silky crystallizations of rutile inside called asterism.
Star Sapphires comes in a range of colors but the finer Blues,
Reds, Green yellow orange and Padparaschas are extremely rare.
Some color-change Corundum also displays asterism,
and is called Color-change Star Sapphires.
Top-quality sapphires are extremely rare.
Beauty, magnificent color, transparency,
and durability are the main features.
Color and asterism determines the value of a star sapphire. Sri Lanka is known for the finest and the largest sapphires in the world.
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