They also may be created synthetically in laboratories for industrial or decorative purposes in large crystal boules. Commonly, natural sapphires are cut and polished into gemstones and worn in jewelry. Pink-colored corundum may be classified either as ruby or sapphire depending on locale. Red corundum stones also occur, but are called rubies rather than sapphires. It is typically blue, but natural "fancy" sapphires also occur in yellow, purple, orange, and green colors "parti sapphires" show two or more colors. The name sapphire is derived via the Latin "sapphirus" from the Greek "sappheiros", which referred to lapis lazuli. We invite you to view our full selection of sapphires, blue sapphire rings and custom sapphire jewelry and discover what makes the Natural Sapphire Company the world's greatest collection of natural sapphires.Sapphire is a precious gemstone, a variety of the mineral corundum, consisting of aluminium oxide ( α- Al 2 O 3) with trace amounts of elements such as iron, titanium, chromium, vanadium, or magnesium. Our jewelry and gemological specialists will work with you from start to finish to create your custom sapphire jewelry. All of our sapphires are cut on our premises and are available loose or mounted in a custom setting. We offer a vast selection of blue sapphires, pink sapphires, yellow sapphires, white sapphires and other unique natural sapphires. Our natural untreated sapphires offer true beauty, rarity and superior value compared to treated sapphires. Our sapphires are not synthetic, heated to extreme temperatures, diffused, irradiated, glass filled or oiled. At the Natural Sapphire Company we specialize in providing our customers with the finest quality natural sapphires.
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