Sapphire gem of September

[Lexililac]

As sapphires became more and more my favorite gems, especially since I started to study gems by microscope and learned and apreciate so much of all their inclusions, geometrical zonings, crystal habitus, varieties and colors. The range is so wide and always new surprices!

Other's love them also that much or prefer rubies or spinels more then sapphires?

 

[glitterata]

Those are two beautiful examples!

I love sapphires. I love all the colors and all the party tricks--they can have stars, fascinating zoning, opalescence, glowy silk, and other amazing stuff.

Lately I've been on a big star corundum kick.

 

[Mrs_Strizzle]

I used to say they are second to spinel for me, but that was established 15 years ago when spinel was MUCH more affordable than sapphires. Now they are neck and neck for #1. I think I have more sapphires on my want list now like yellow, pink, pad, etc.

 

[Lexililac]

Those are two beautiful examples!

I love sapphires. I love all the colors and all the party tricks--they can have stars, fascinating zoning, opalescence, glowy silk, and other amazing stuff.

Lately I've been on a big star corundum kick.

Milky, velvetly looking sapphires are also very catchy!

 

[Lexililac]

I used to say they are second to spinel for me, but that was established 15 years ago when spinel was MUCH more affordable than sapphires. Now they are neck and neck for #1. I think I have more sapphires on my want list now like yellow, pink, pad, etc.

Yes especially the neon saturated spinels are one of a kind and unreached in their way. Inclusion- and varietywise corundum is wider, but the singlereflective look of the spinels are also very lovely and cant be found in sapphires.