{"id":39450,"date":"2022-05-30T11:30:37","date_gmt":"2022-05-30T09:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thenaturalgem.com\/?p=39450"},"modified":"2022-05-30T11:30:37","modified_gmt":"2022-05-30T09:30:37","slug":"star-sapphire-star-ruby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thenaturalgem.com\/en\/star-sapphire-star-ruby\/","title":{"rendered":"<span>Star Sapphire &#038; Star Ruby<\/span>"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Star sapphires and star rubies show the eponymous star-shaped shimmer that seems to travel across the surface when you move the gemstone. Sapphires and rubies belong to the corundum family and are the second hardest minerals in the world after diamonds, with a Mohs hardness of 9.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"tng-custom-divider\"><div class=\"tng-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thenaturalgem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/bildschirmfoto-2020-05-12-um-11.09.04.png\"><\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2><span>How star sapphires and star rubies develop<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]Corundum occurs frequently, but colored stones in clear gem quality are rare. In its pure form corundum is colorless, the admixture of other elements is responsible for the color. Red corundum is called ruby, all other color varieties (white, yellow, orange, pink, blue) are called sapphire. The most important finding places for sapphires and rubies are in Asia and Africa, for star sapphires for example in Sri Lanka. Corundum is mainly formed in magmatic rocks like pegmatite or garnet but is also found in marble and gneiss.<\/p>\n<p>The star phenomenon, also called asterism, is caused by inclusions of rutile in corundum. Inclusions are very common in rubies, especially inclusions of the titanium oxide rutile. The presence of rutile needles is desirable because if the crystal needles are intact, it is an indication that the gemstone is untreated. 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Ideally, the stone is cut so that the intersection of the rutile inclusions is approximately at the center of the stone. The star-shaped radiance can be seen in both artificial and natural light. The most common are 6-rayed stars, but there are also 4-, 12-, 18- and 24-rayed ones.<\/p>\n<p>The largest star sapphire ever cut, weighing 536 carats, is the so-called &#8220;Star of India&#8221;, now on display at the Museum of Natural History in New York. However, the &#8220;Star of Adam&#8221;, named after its place of discovery \u2013 Adams Peak in Sri Lanka \u2013 , is the largest star sapphire found so far with a weight of 1404 carats.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"tng-custom-divider\"><div class=\"tng-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thenaturalgem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/bildschirmfoto-2020-05-12-um-11.09.04.png\"><\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Star sapphires and star rubies as investment gemstones<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1589879657419{margin-top: 20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]Inclusions often reduce the value of gemstones, but the play of color that an asterism creates contributes positively to the price. However, prices for star sapphires and rubies are lower than those of pure sapphires and rubies without inclusions. 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