Purple Sapphire

Natural Purple Sapphire

Purple sapphires are extra-ordinary and rare gemstones as compared to their blue counterparts. Most blue and pink sapphires need to be heat treated to showcase their best color display. However, in the case of Natural Purple Sapphires, they hardly need any heat treatment.

Color change sapphires can be found in diverse locations across the world. These include Madagascar, Tanzania, Myanmar and Sri Lanka.

The color of a Purple Sapphire

The gemstone’s color can range anywhere from a lavender purple to a dark violet color! The natural color of a Purple Sapphire stone depends on factors such as its cut, the brilliance and the hardness of each stone. Owing to the fact that the natural sapphires’ color can vary significantly, each jewelry piece is uniquely stunning, irrespective of whether it is used in a necklace, a bracelet, or in an engagement ring.

Properties of Purple Sapphire

• Variety: Corundum (Aluminum Oxide mineral)
• Color: Can be lavender, light amethyst or deep purple (the color is due to the presence of vanadium in the stone)
• Mohs scale of hardness: 9.

Purple Sapphires vs. Amethysts

Due to a similarity in colors, purple sapphires are often confused with amethysts, which is a variant of quartz. While common quartz scores a 7 on the Mohs scale of hardness, sapphire registers 9, which means common quartz can be easily shattered, chipped, or broken compared to sapphire.

Not only are sapphires rarer, but they are also more durable in comparison to amethysts, where the only harder material is a diamond. If you compare sapphires to amethysts in terms of sparkle, clarity and brilliance, sapphires are well ahead in the race.

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