NATURAL LIGHT PURPLE SAPPHIRE -P14

SAPPHIRE IS A PRECIOUS GEMSTONE, A VARIETY OF THE MINERAL CORUNDUM, CONSISTING OF ALUMINUM OXIDE WITH TRACE AMOUNTS OF ELEMENTS SUCH AS IRON, TITANIUM, CHROMIUM, COPPER, OR MAGNESIUM.

REFRACTIVE INDEX Ω=1.768–1.772 NΕ
=1.760–1.763
SOLUBILITY = INSOLUBLE

MELTING POINT = 2,030–2,050 °C

BIREFRINGENCE = 0.008

PLEOCHROISM = STRONG

LUSTER = VITREOUS

SAPPHIRE IS THE BIRTHSTONE FOR SEPTEMBER AND THE GEM OF THE 45TH ANNIVERSARY.

HEALING PROPERTIES OF SAPPHIRE

SAPPHIRE RELEASES MENTAL TENSION, DEPRESSION, UNWANTED THOUGHTS, AND SPIRITUAL CONFUSION. SAPPHIRE IS KNOWN AS A “STONE OF WISDOM”. IT IS EXCEPTIONAL FOR CALMING AND FOCUSING THE MIND, ALLOWING THE RELEASE OF MENTAL TENSION AND UNWANTED THOUGHTS. SAPPHIRE IS ALSO THE BEST STONE FOR AWAKENING CHAKRAS.