For just $599.78 Surprisingly beautiful handmade silver ring with natural sapphire (blue chalcedony) Translucent, pure color, the internal glow of the stone. Sapphirin deposit about. Madagascar. Materials: sapphirine, natural sapphirine, 925 sterling silver, blue chalcedony, 925 sterling silver, jewelry work, oval cut Size: Stone size 3.8 cm Ring weight 22.30 grams Ring size optional Sapphirin (Sappfirine) is a semi-precious rare mineral, which received this name from sapphire. The two stones are very similar in color, but they have significant differences. The main one is the milky prism or the nebula inside, which is characteristic of sapphire. Sapphire is completely transparent. Date of discovery of sapphirine is 1819. For the first time, sapphirin was described by the chemist from Germany - F. Stromeyer. This name was given to the stone because of its sky sapphire color. He was first found in Greenland. The largest and most unique specimens can be found in Madagascar. They are appreciated by jewelers because of their transparency after proper processing. Such sapphirins are expensive and are very rare. The composition of sapphirine a lot of zirconium, so sapphirine is distinguished by a sky-blue shade, which is its distinctive feature. Refers to tabular crystals. Shades of stone can be different: from heavenly to blue or green with a characteristic glass shine. Less common are brown, yellow, or colorless minerals. Pleochroism is a unique property that is inherent in sapphire. Stone can change shade depending on the incidence of light. This feature is well marked in jewelry.
