The color of the star sapphire is a mixture of orange and yellow.
Orange star sapphire.
Sapphire is a precious gemstone a variety of the mineral corundum consisting of aluminum oxide α al 2 o 3 with trace amounts of elements such as iron titanium chromium vanadium or magnesium it is typically blue but natural fancy sapphires also occur in yellow purple orange and green colors.
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Star sapphire is a type of sapphire displaying an optical star like effect.
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Parti sapphires show two or more colors.
Star sapphires range in color from blue in various tones pink orange yellow green lavender and gray to black.
The most desirable color is a vivid intense blue.
Tiny needles of silk within the sapphire crystal reflect light and form a star sapphire s telltale star.
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Most star sapphire exhibits a white star but star sapphire from thailand is famed for its gold colored asterism.
The most common star pattern is a 6 rayed star although star sapphires with 4 rays and 12 rays have been found.
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The most desirable color is a vivid intense blue.
The optical phenomenon responsible for the star sapphire s shimmering rays is called asterism from the latin word astrum for star asterism is caused by small needle like inclusions of the.
This effect is caused by asterism.
Star sapphires exhibits asterism effect under specific light.
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It forms a star shape on the surface of the sapphire due to the presence of rutile inclusions.
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Star sapphires exhibit a special optical phenomenon called asterism.
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This sapphire has its own metaphysical properties.