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Heated vs. Unheated Sapphire: What the Difference Really Means

A stone can pass through fireand come out looking almost the same.Same blue.Same shine.So why does one cost so much more than the other?Here is the short answer.Most sapphires in the market — rough...

Kashmir: The Sapphire Legend That Ran Out

No origincarries more weightthan Kashmir.Less a place to visit.More a legendstill being priced.A Discovery Born From a LandslideZanskar range.Above 4,000 meters.1880s.A landslide, exposing rock.A s...

Sapphire: One Mineral, Every Color but Red

Sapphire is corundumin every color but red.One exclusion.Endless range.What Makes Blue, BlueIron and titanium,in careful balance.Too much iron —ink.The right balance —cornflower.The blue that built...