Lab created Sapphires are becoming a more affordable alternative and circumvent the ethical and environmental issues around mining. September birthstone jewelry set with the valuable and precious blue Sapphire gemstone is a special gift for a milestone birthday. Commercial grade Sapphires are found in East Africa, Australia and Montana, USA. Today most high quality Sapphires come from the Asian countries of Myanmar (Burma), Sri Lanka, Thailand and Cambodia and the African country of Madagascar. In the case of blue Sapphire it is traces of iron and titanium.īrilliant blue Sapphires were found historically in the remote mountainous regions of Kashmir of northern India. Pure corundum is actually colorless and traces of other elements produce the different colored Sapphires. The exception is red corundum which is in fact the Ruby gemstone and is treated separately. Blue Sapphire is a form of the mineral corundum and there are many other colors of corundum known as ‘fancy sapphires’. The September birthstone color of deep blue comes from the blue Sapphire gemstone. Watch the short, informative videos below highlighting the history, symbolism and properties of Sapphire and Lapis Lazuli. The brilliant blue Sapphire gemstone is associated with truth, sincerity, constancy and purity of the soul. The origin of the word 'sapphire' appears to come from Latin sapphirus and Greek sappheiros meaning 'blue' or 'precious stones'. Besides being a meaningful September birthday gift, Sapphire is also given to celebrate the 5th and 45th wedding anniversaries, and Star Sapphire is the traditional 65th anniversary gift. Other birthday symbols include the birth flowers for September which are the Aster and Morning Glory.īlue Sapphire is extremely valuable and is one of the four precious gemstones, together with Diamond, Ruby and Emerald. The alternative birthstone for September is Lapis Lazuli, which also occurs in a deep royal blue color.īlue Sapphire is one of the Zodiac birthstones for Virgo (Aug 23 - Sep 23) and Lapis Lazuli is one of the birthstones for Libra (Sep 24 - Oct 23). The official birthstone for September is blue Sapphire and thus the September birthstone color is deep blue.
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