Golden Sapphire Stone

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Golden sapphire stone.

Golden sheen sapphire or gold sheen sapphire is a variety of corundum. Sapphire is a variety of corundum an aluminum oxide mineral that forms in prismatic tabular bipyramidal or rhombohedral crystals as well as granular or massive habits and may be transparent to opaque. Check out our golden sapphire colored stone selection for the very best in unique or custom handmade pieces from our shops. About yellow golden sapphire within the sapphire group there is a color distinction between blue sapphire known in the trade simply as sapphire and all other colors except red including pink yellow green violet and white.

Low iron content in corundum is responsible for yellow sapphire s color sometimes called golden sapphire if intensely colored. Yellow sapphire can be found in a range of hues from pale yellow or lemon to honey and. From adorable golden sapphire earring to intricate necklaces golden sapphire stone does justice to whichever jewelry it is built into. The sample was a transparent 4 34 ct faceted mixed cut stone of orange hue with attractive golden sheen effect almost throughout the crown facets figure 1.

The furnace process is typically performed on sapphire of a much lesser quality to seriously enhance or alter the color and or clarity of the stone. Golden sapphire is among the best sapphires when it comes to jewelry. Gold sheen sapphire can have a stunning golden shine almost like metal see picture. Standard gemological testing revealed a refractive index ri of 1 765 to 1 775 a birefringence of 0 01 with a uniaxial negative optic sign and a hydrostatic specific gravity sg of 3 98.

All colors of sapphire other than blue are referred to as fancy sapphire. The name gold sheen and golden sheen are interchangeable and certified as rare unique verity of corundum by the major gemological laboratories. Gold sheen sapphire is a new variety of corundum from kenya with unique golden sheen unusual inclusions asterism and phenomena. A golden yellow sapphire that is 4 50 carats yo hue exceptional tone and saturation and vvs clarity is priced at 1 000 to 1 150 per carat so the total retail price would be 4 5 x 1 000 4 500 on the low side and 4 5 x.

All prices are per carat so you need to multiply the price per carat to the carat weight of the gem ie. Gold sheen sapphire has been tested and confirmed in lab reports as natural star sapphire by gia git grs aigs tokio gem labs and lotus. Furnace heated gemstones are heated to the point of almost melting the gem 3635 o f and the crystal is cooked over and over until the gem dealer feels it is a more desirable color and will.