What is Star Sapphire ???

“Sapphire” is the word coming from Greek word i.e.“Sappheiros”. Sapphire is one type of gemstone which is found mostly in Kashmir, Burma, Sri Lanka, Madagascar, Thailand, Cambodia, Australia, Kenya, and United State.

It is commonly used in jewelry, Like that…

Sapphire is look like a star because of that it is honor to the sapphire to be called as “Star Sapphire”.
 
Star sapphire: - Birthstone for the month of September.
 The zodiac sign of Aries, Cancer, Taurus and Libra were associated by Sapphire.

But sapphire doesn’t have to be blue to be beautiful. Sapphire comes in lovely pinkish, oranges, yellow and violet colors. Other some colors are referred to as fancy sapphire. Each color in sapphire but red, because a red sapphire be a ruby, because both are corundum of mineral

Natural sapphire, pink sapphire, blue star sapphire, fancy color sapphire, star sapphire, Padparadscha, color change sapphire, synthetic sapphire etc. are the type of sapphires.

Natural sapphires are mainly known for its beautifulness, rareness, and valuable.

Whether they shine, sparkle, or glow, gemstones used in jewelry for centuries because they attract the eyes of everyone. After a gemstone is set into jewelry it would become more powerful symbol of rarity and value; it recognizes the wearer’s uniqueness.

If the item said to be rare, then it must understand the nature of that item in order to judge its value Diamond & Coal, both are forms of pure carbon. But, saying a piece of coal is rare is in correct, just because of its chemical makeup is as same as diamond.

Rare natural sapphires are found in United States (Gem Mountain), Australia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Madagascar, Africa etc. In the same area, Rubies & Sapphires are often found.

Pink is one of many hues of the colored gem, called Sapphire. All sapphires are of the corundum variety i.e. aluminum oxide composition of mineral. Corundum comes in many colors including red, violet, blue, pink, green, green, yellow, orange, colorless, gray, white and black.
Blue sapphire is the mixtures of blueness, hue, various shades and brightness. Purple, violet and green are the normal secondary hues found in blue sapphires. Violet and purple gives beauty of the color to blue sapphire, while green is considered a distinct negative.

The 423 carats Logan sapphire is one of the largest faceted gem- quality blue sapphires in the world which is stored in the National Museum of Natural History, Washington D.C.

Green & yellow sapphires are commonly found. Pink sapphires deepen in color as the quantity of chromium increases. The deeper the pink color the higher their monetary value as long as the color is going towards the red of rubies. It is called as Fancy Color Sapphire.

Star sapphire is also called the six ray star sapphire. Sapphires were used in many applications because of its remarkable hardness.

Padparadscha sapphires are very rare and highly valued. Padparadscha is a pink-orange corundum with a low to medium saturation and light tone, originally being mined in Sri Lanka. All rare padparadscha are totally natural and there were no sign of any treatment.

“Color change sapphire", a rare variety of sapphire, it shows different lights with different color. It is blue in outdoor light, purple under incandescent indoor light, and pink in daylight. Some stone shift their color partially and some are fully, in that some stones go from blue to bluish purple.