![]() ![]() In addition, there are multicolored sapphires. For example, in addition to blue sapphires, there are also colorless, yellow, pink, violet and green sapphires. It is only from 1800 that the name is used for the blue variety of corundum, a color caused by traces of iron and titanium.īut corundum of a gem quality with a color other than blue or red is also called sapphire. In the Middle Ages, sapphire was understood to mean, for example, the present day lapis lazuli. The name used to be used for many other stones with a blue color. ![]() The name comes from the Greek sappheiros and means blue. This Sapphire is transparent blue corundum and is generally classified as one of the most valuable gemstones along with ruby.
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