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Sapphire — specimen 0364, photo © NMNHS
Sapphire — specimen 0364, photo © NMNHS

Sapphirespecimen 0364

Origin

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Data

Weight: 0.12 ct; size: 2.92 | 2.89 | 1.97 mm; shape: round; colour: colourless; clarity: eye clean; cut: good; treatment: heating.
Notes

Very clean specimen; good brilliant style cut.

Other specimens
Sapphire — specimen 0263Sapphire — specimen 0326Sapphire — specimen 0640Sapphire — specimen 0668Sapphire — specimen 0646Sapphire — specimen 0505Sapphire — specimen 0223Sapphire — specimen 0148

More information from ‘Classification’


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.