Color Change Sapphire gems are typically blue in outdoor light and purple under (incandescent) indoor light. The color change in Color Change Sapphire may also be pink in daylight to greenish under fluorescent light.
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The rarest and most valuable fancy color sapphires are the exquisite orangy-pink or pinkish-orange gems referred to as "Padparadscha" after the Sinhalese word for lotus blossom.
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Yellow Sapphire has become a favorite in jewelry because it is available in so many color nuances, ranging from a light lemon yellow to a fully saturated vivid yellow to a deep orangey-yellow.
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Pink Sapphire has become a favorite in jewelry, especially engagement rings, because it is available in so many shades, ranging from light pink to hot pink and purplish pink. Pink is actually one of the rarest colors in sapphire.
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Blue Sapphire is one of the classic colored gemstones and is always in fashion. It is valued for its vivid color, its excellent hardness (9 on the Mohs scale) and its rarity.
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Chrysoprase is probably the least known member of the microcrystalline group, but it is generally considered to be the rarest and most valuable.
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The vivid greenish blue material known as gem silica is quite rare, and high quality specimens are coveted by collectors and jewelry designers.
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Chalcedony, the beautifully colored cryptocrystalline quartz that could be precisely carved into seals and amulets, was a treasured gem of the ancient world.
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Green Quartz is a beautiful variety of the Quartz family of gemstones. Intensity of color and fine clarity are the most important aspects to consider when purchasing Green Quartz.
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Cat's Eye Citrine is a captivating gemstone known for its unique chatoyancy, a phenomenon created by fibrous mineral inclusions within the stone. When cut in a cabochon shape, these parallel fibers produce a striking cat's eye effect, making this gem stand out from typical citrines.
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Shining with a golden glow, people have long treasured citrine as a gift from the sun. Citrine, a variety of transparent quartz, is named after the French citron, or lemon. Its color ranges from a juicy lemon yellow to a bright orangey brown.
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Amethyst is an extraordinarily beautiful purple gemstone. For many thousands of years, the most striking representative of the quartz family, amethyst has been a jewel coveted by kings, princes and religious leaders.
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