SAPPHIRE
Hand picked beautiful and unique natural Sapphires set into South Australian made custom jewellery by Michelle Kennedy, Bluebell Design.
SAPPHIRE
HARDNESS: 9
LOCATION: Australia (dark blue and yellow), Madagascar, China, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Tanzania
BIRTHSTONE MONTH: September & 5th & 45th Anniversary
COLOURS: Blue, Yellow, Pink, White, Green, Purple, Black, Orange, Grey, Brown
FACTS:
- Sapphire is a variety of Corundum, belonging to the same family as Ruby and is an Aluminium Oxide
- Sapphire is typically blue in colour but comes in many other colours as well as a ‘parti-sapphire’ which show two or more colours
- The worlds most famous Engagement ring, Kate Middleton & Princess Diana’s, features a beautiful blue Sapphire
- Sapphire is so desirable not only because of its rarity and beauty but also its durability as is it the second to diamond which is the hardest gem.