About Sapphire
Sapphire is a gemstone variety of the mineral corundum. Trace amounts of elements such as iron, titanium, chromium, copper, or magnesium can give corundum colors of blue, yellow, purple, orange, or green.
Sapphire has a hardness of 9 on the Mohs scale - the third hardest mineral after diamond and moissanite.
Ceylon, which is now Sri Lanka, is one of the best-known sources for sapphire gems, particularly Ceylon blue sapphire.
Folklore, Legend, & Healing
Sapphire is a gemstone variety of the mineral corundum. Trace amounts of elements such as iron, titanium, chromium, copper, or magnesium can give corundum colors of blue, yellow, purple, orange, or green.
Sapphire has a hardness of 9 on the Mohs scale - the third hardest mineral after diamond and moissanite.
Ceylon, which is now Sri Lanka, is one of the best-known sources for sapphire gems, particularly Ceylon blue sapphire.
Folklore, Legend, & Healing
- Sapphire is seen as the guardian of love
- It has been used to banish envy and jealousy as well as promote fidelity in marriage
- As a talisman, Sapphire was thought to protect its wearer from poison and fever, and had great power in resisting ill-wishing