| long time, the general public was not really aware that | | | | the hardest mineral on Earth! Because of their good |
| pink sapphires really existed. This is because the pink | | | | harness, sapphires are easy to care for as gemstones |
| sapphire was considered so special by jewelers that | | | | and demand from their wearers only the usual and |
| pink sapphire jewelry was only really traded by | | | | normal care. |
| insiders. As far as the general public knew, a sapphire | | | | The corundum group consists of pure aluminum oxide |
| did not really come in any other color but blue. | | | | and other elements that make the stones different |
| The truth is that the sapphire comes in many colors | | | | colors. The more chrome a gemstone in this family |
| including yellow, green, pink, purple orange and of | | | | contains the redder it will be. Rubies, also known as red |
| course blue. A sapphire that is any other color but blue | | | | sapphires have a great deal of chrome and that is |
| is called a Fancy Sapphire. Some of these sapphires | | | | what gives them their blood red color. Pink sapphires |
| also have their own names. For instance, the orange | | | | have less chrome, but just enough to give them their |
| sapphire, which hails from India, is called Padparadsha. | | | | gorgeous blush. Iron is the element that gives common |
| Red sapphires are classified as rubies. | | | | sapphires that true blue color. |
| Pink sapphires are also sometimes called the girly | | | | Sapphires and especially pink sapphires can be |
| sapphires. They become very popular after Paris Hilton | | | | considered to be a "cut above" other gemstones. This |
| was spotted wearing an enormous pink sapphire ring | | | | is because they are mined from very deep within in |
| and pendant framed by two yellow canary diamonds. | | | | the earth. Cutters of sapphires must be the best as it |
| This led to a flurry of interest in pink sapphires, | | | | is a stone that can contain several hues in one rock. In |
| especially on the Home Shopping Network which had | | | | order the stone to really sparkle and for the depth of |
| companies specializing in both natural and lab created | | | | its color to be brilliant and consistent, a real expert |
| pink sapphire jewellery. Currently the trend seems to | | | | must handle it. Otherwise the stone will be dull. |
| be towards the large brass knuckle type ring that is | | | | Like rubies and sapphires, pink sapphires can be heat |
| paved with scores of tiny pink sapphire stones. | | | | treated in order to get rid of a dark core or an uneven |
| There is something very cheery, youthful and optimistic | | | | color. The least expensive pink sapphire ring and |
| about pink sapphire jewelery. It is a feminine stone but | | | | pendants tend to be set with these heat-treated |
| it is also one of the strongest and hardest stones in | | | | gemstones. |
| the world registering at a MOH scale hardness of 9. In | | | | The fact that natural pink sapphires do vary so much |
| this sense you could say it is a symbol of "the velvet | | | | in color from stone to stone makes them truly |
| glove" - feminine strength. | | | | individual. The pink sapphire can range in hue from an |
| It is the ideal precious stone to give to a younger | | | | almost purplish pink, to rosy pink to pink with a |
| woman perhaps as a present for a birthday or for | | | | yellowish cast to baby pink. Even if you don't like pink |
| graduating from college. Pink sapphire jewelery is hip | | | | that much, there is a pink sapphire gemstone out there |
| these days because the off color sapphires (ones that | | | | in a hue to suit you. |
| are not the usual dark blue) epitomize the eclectic | | | | Sapphires can be a bit odd in the way that they reflect |
| taste. They are also the ideal gift for any individual that | | | | light. Before you buy a pink sapphire ring, see if it |
| collects rare, but precious gemstones especially if you | | | | sparkles as much in daylight as it does in artificial light. |
| can find a pink sapphire ring or pendant that boasts a | | | | A peculiar feature of this family of gemstones is that |
| particularly odd or bright shade of pink. | | | | some only really glitter in sunlight and others only glitter |
| The pink sapphire is just as valuable and sometimes | | | | in artificial light. Look for a gemstone that is satiated in |
| even more expensive than a high quality blue one. It is | | | | pink and even in color it will be most likely to reflect |
| a durable stone that lasts for years. Like all sapphires it | | | | both types of light. |
| belongs to the corundum group of minerals, which are | | | | The oldest Sapphire mines are situated in Sri Lanka, |
| second only to diamonds in terms of their hardness. | | | | which used to be known as Ceylon. These mines are |
| As they don't scratch or chip easily, pink sapphires are | | | | being rapidly depleted so the next best three natural |
| also the ideal stone for the busy working woman as it | | | | sources of pink sapphires are from Burma, India |
| is highly unlikely she will damage the stone. The | | | | Thailand, Australia and Brazil. |
| pronged settings of a pink sapphire ring are more likely | | | | Like all precious gemstones, the value of a pink |
| to wear out than the gemstone itself. | | | | sapphire depends on size, color and transparency. It |
| Its beauty, magnificent colors, its transparency but also | | | | also depends where the pink sapphire is from. Those |
| its resistance and permanence are characteristics | | | | mined in Kashmir are considered to be the most |
| which gemstone lovers and experts assign to this | | | | precious followed by ones from Burma and Sri Lanka. |
| gemstone - however, this does not only apply to blue | | | | Heat treated gemstones are much less expensive as |
| Sapphire as will be pointed out later on. Sapphire | | | | they are not as "natural." The absolutely cheapest pink |
| belongs to the corundum group, which is set apart | | | | sapphire jewelry usually contains lab created pink |
| from other gemstones by their very good hardness | | | | sapphires, which are absolutely perfect. These are the |
| (Grade 9 on the Mohs' scale). They are second in | | | | types of stones you are most likely to find in discount |
| hardness to diamonds only, and diamonds represent | | | | pink sapphire jewelery. |