Sapphire is produced in seven important places

Sapphire, is a kind of gem grade corundum, its main component is 3 oxidation 2 aluminium, is not only a kind of pure blue, sapphire in gem grade corundum, except for the red ruby gems are other colors is called sapphire, rich and colorful color because gems when there are different types, different content of chemical elements.Sapphire also belongs to a kind of very rare gem, the output in the world is not much originally, the sapphire of high quality is more rare, accordingly, when jewelry, it is necessary to understand the world sapphire seven important place of origin.

I. Kashmir

The best sapphire in the world comes from Indian Kashmir, which is cornflower blue. This sapphire is indigo with a hint of purple. It is a bright, bright color with a milky reflective effect, and looks like soft, blue velvet.The sapphire belongs to high quality varieties, but mining area located in the northwest end of the Himalayas, there are more than 5000 meters of altitude, mining area at the age of snow, oxygen scarce, mining is very difficult, and very few reserves, since 1981, after a large number of mining has to be abandoned, so circulate on the market of Kashmir sapphire is dross.

Ii. Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka is a country with very rich mineral resources, the sapphirine that Sri Lanka produces also is as famous as Kashmir world, sapphirine quality is high, yield is big, the color is the shallow blue with slightly violet, transparency and dispersion are very tall, can show 6 shoot starlight, so call again "starlight sapphirine".Sri Lanka has a long history of sapphire mining and is rich in resources. The world's largest sapphire and the world's third largest star sapphire are both produced in Sri Lanka's mineral deposits.

3. Magu, Myanmar

The sapphire crystals in Magu, Myanmar, are more round, highly transparent, with small cracks, and the color is similar to that of the sapphire in Kashmir. The polished arc can present six or twelve shots of starlight, shining with bright light.The sapphire in Myanmar is known as Oriental sapphire, which can be considered as the best quality, but the output has not been a lot of, now stored in the Smithsonian Museum in Washington, the "Asian Star" star sapphire is produced in Myanmar, is one of the world's top ten gemstones.

Fourth, China

China is also one of the countries that produce high-quality sapphire. The sapphire inclusions produced in China are very few, with hexagonal barrel crystals and high iron content, so indigo blue, green and yellow are more common. The deep and dark color requires color lifting treatment, so the treated sapphire will have fewer internal defects and its whole body will be crystal clear.Sapphire is produced in Shandong province, Heilongjiang Province, Fujian Province and Hainan Province, among which the quality of sapphire in Shandong province is the best, and the large deposit area and large reserves are rare in the world.

V. Australia

Australian sapphires, like Chinese ones, are rich in iron, so their colours are mostly dark blue, yellow, green and brown.Sapphire minerals are mainly distributed in Queensland and New South Wales, the production is also very rich, in 1935, found in Queensland a huge sapphire stone, weighing 2,303 carats, art master Norman Manis spent 1,800 hours, carved into the American history of the famous President Lincoln's head.

6. Pailin, Cambodia

Most sapphires in Cambodia come from basalt, but they have better color than those of basalt origin in other regions, with pure blue distribution, good transparency, bright luster and excellent quality, but with smaller particles and few sapphires with larger carats.

Seven, Thailand

Thailand is also a country with a long history mining sapphire, blue sapphire are secondary placer mining in basalt, is rich in potassium, so the carbon black in colour blue, light grey, no spun silk shape of inclusions, the crystal of sapphire, usually has a clear hexagon ribbon, ribbon in the same crystal intensity change is very big also.