sapphire

This stunning, yellow-blue parti sapphire has a fancy cut that places its partition across its center. © Navneet Gems & Minerals. Used…

Sapphire and diamond ring. Photo © Joel E. Arem, PhD, FGA. Used with permission.

Green isn’t just the domain of emeralds. Although best known for the color blue, sapphires occur in many colors, including green, like this rectangular…

Star sapphire. Photo © Joel E. Arem, PhD, FGA. Used with permission.

Star sapphires feature some of the most spectacular and well-known examples of asterism, like the 330-ct “Star of Asia,” on display at the…

Sapphire (18.27). Photo © Joel E. Arem, PhD, FGA. Used with permission.

14-ct Kashmir-like Madagascar sapphire submitted by Jeffery Bergman to Lotus Gemology, pictured on a background of sapphire rough from Kashmir,…

Nice to see the price gap closing between sapphires of similar quality from different origins! © Christie’s.