#10663 Purple Sapphire Color Change 1.22 cts
  Quantity : 1
  Carats : 1.22
  Size : mm 7.4x5.2
  Color : Dark Purple to Dark Red
  Clarity : Very Clean, Highly Lustrous
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  Shape : Oval
  Treatment : Heated
  Origin Sri Lanka
  Location :
Colombo, Sri Lanka

SELLING PRICE US $ 75.00

 

Will make a Gorgeous Ring or Pendent accented with Diamonds,

Color enhances to incandecent light

Rare chance to own a Fine Color Change Sapphire

Heated to enhance Lustre and Color


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R.I. : 1.759-1.778 Hardness : 9
Chemical Comp. : AL22O3
Density : 4.00
Crystal Group : Hexagonal

Color-Change Sapphires are Sapphires that change color due to exposure to different light conditions.

Some display faint changes while others display strong changes, to incandescent or fluorescent lights. One type changes from green to red and the other Blue to Reddish Purple, and the value of the gem depends upon the strength of change.

Sri Lanka is well known for the finest quality sapphires and come in a range of colors. Mining continues from ancient times to this day. Sri Lanka is known for producing the finest and largest sapphires in the world.

Top-quality sapphires are extremely rare. Beauty, magnificent colour, transparency, and durability are the main features. Color determines the value of a sapphire. The most valuable colors for blue sapphires are violetish blue. Highly saturated medium or dark medium tones are best. Sri Lanka : is well known for the finest quality sapphires, and the largest sapphires in the world.
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