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Jewelry, Women's Favorite!

Thursday, August 5, 2010

Sapphire Jewelry - The Symbol of Trust and Loyalty

Sapphire jewelry is very popular amongst jewelry lovers due to its brilliant color and toughness. Sapphire (from Latin 'sapphirus' meaning 'blue') is a blue gemstone that is found in countries like Thailand, Madagascar, Eastern Australia, India, Myanmar, East Africa, the US and Sri Lanka. It is commonly known to be a tough stone and owing to its quality, sapphire is often used in various other applications besides being used for crafting jewelry.

Sapphire can be found in natural locations or can be artificially made in large crystal boules. Apart from blue, the color of sapphires can range from pink, purple, violet, white, green, yellow, brown and orange. Sapphires can also be colorless or 'changing colors' in nature. Sapphire is considered the birthstone for the September born.

Sapphire: A popular jewelry item

The colorful magnificence of sapphire makes it a perfect jewelry component. Be it a ring, pendant or earring, the gemstone brings about a classy yet simplistic look to the users' personality. Sapphire jewelry dotted with diamonds is a perfect style of ornamentation anybody will prefer to carry. It is a popular option to wear on the Thanksgiving Day. Besides being used to make jewelry, sapphire is also used in manufacturing some of the best watches.

Types of Sapphire jewelry

-Earrings range from solitaire stud, drop earrings, hoops with sapphire in channel settings to earrings with diamond rimmed. Solitaire sapphire rings can feature emerald cut, princess cut, pear shaped, marquise and oval shaped stones.


-Rings: Sapphire rings paired with diamonds are also very popular.

-Pendants: Sapphire pendants go best with yellow and white gold.

-Cufflinks

-Bracelets

Sapphire is put through various types of treatment before being fitted into jewelry.

-It is heated at over 500 degrees Celsius for a long period of time, which enhances its color.


-It is put inside a nitrogen free container for a week and then it is heated.

-Blue sapphire is regarded as a symbol of commitment

-Sapphire jewelry is often gifted as a token of faith and remembrance.

-Sapphire jewelry is a popular gift item on occasions of Mother's Day, Thanksgiving Day and the 5th and 45th marriage anniversaries of couples

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