Blue Sapphire has become a favorite in jewelry because it is available in so many
shades, ranging from light
cornflower blue to a
royal deep blue and all the shades of blue stones in between. There are
square, pear, trillion,
cabochon, emerald cut, oval,
cushion, and heart shaped cut loose
blue sapphire gems in many
color nuances, which include a light Ceylon cornflower
blue colored sapphire to an intense royal
blue sapphire.
Blue sapphire is the classic and most popular sapphire gemstone color, and is usually what is implied when one speaks of sapphire.
Sapphire is one of the most important of all the loose colored gemstones and comes in a wide variety of colors:
blue, pink, yellow,
green, purple, orange, padparadscha,
blue green, lemon yellow, color change, and black color. With a
hardness of 9 on the Moh's scale, loose cut
loose blue sapphires are extremely
hard, tough and durable, they are suitable for use in any kind of jewelry.
