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| Mineral: |
corundum |
| Gem: |
sapphire |
| Size: |
3 mm |
| Carat: |
0.1-0.2 ct |
| Cut: |
native cut round |
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| Origin: |
unknown |
| Genral Info: |
The mineral name Corundum comes from Sanskrit "kuruntam", "red-stone or ruby". The name Ruby comes from the Latin "ruber", meaning "red". The name Sapphire comes from the Sanskrit "sanipriya", which means "dear to the planet Saturn". |
| Additional Information |
| A really nice color suite of party colored sapphies. This is a good display of colors available in sapphire. Cut quality varies from average to below average. It does show a good representation of the spectrum available. (And none qualify as ruby.) |
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