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Sapphire — specimens [gallery view]


Most commonly refers to a blue gem variety of corundum, but other coloured varieties of corundum are also described as sapphire, except the natural red.
Sapphire — specimen 0263
0263
Sri Lanka
Sapphire — specimen 0326
0326
Sri Lanka
Sapphire — specimen 0640
0640
Madagascar
Sapphire — specimen 0668
0668
Thailand
Sapphire — specimen 0646
0646
Madagascar
Sapphire — specimen 0505
0505
Sri Lanka
Sapphire — specimen 0223
0223
Madagascar
Sapphire — specimen 0364
0364
no precise locality
Sapphire — specimen 0148
0148
no precise locality

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