Sapphire

Blue Sapphire is known as a highly precious stone. It has a beautiful shade of blue and is tinged with purple and violet. The value of this stone depends on which hue the blue is, as well as the quality, cut, size, clarity, and color. The gemstone is more valuable the darker blue it is. The name of the gemstone has a root within Greek language. The name actually comes from the word that means blue, which is “sappheiros” The sapphire is part of the corundum family, as well as ruby. Star sapphire is the most popular type of blue sapphire. The largest star sapphire in the entire world is known as the Black Star of Queensland as its weight comes in at 733 carats. There are major sapphire deposits that are found within North America, East Africa, Madagascar, China, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Eastern Australia. However, they can also be found mainly in Montana.