SAPPHIRE FOR SALE

Sapphire is a variety of corundum and one of the most popular gemstones for both its alluring colors and hardness--9 on the Mohs hardness scale--making it suitable for nearly all types of jewelry. Corundums of gemstone quality of all colors, except red, are called sapphire. Red varieties are called rubies. The various colors of sapphire are qualified by description, e.g., green sapphire or yellow sapphire. Colorless sapphire is called leuko-sapphire and pinkish orange sapphire is called Padparadscha.