Crystal Structure- hexagonal
Color- all shades of blue, pink/orange, white, black
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| September- Sapphire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hardness- 9 Crystal Structure- hexagonal Color- all shades of blue, pink/orange, white, black |
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| Sapphires come in all colors exept for red. They are made of corundum, the same as ruby. Sapphire's chemical formula is Al2 O3. The blue color of most sapphires comes from Titanium and Iron traces in the stones chemical formula. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| There are many legends associated with sapphire. The most common one is that the sky is a great blue sapphire that the world is embeded in. Another is that if a poisonous snake is kept with a sapphire the gem will kill the snake. Leading to the belief that sapphires are an antidote to venom. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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