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oval cut sapphirine from Sri lanka

sapphirine

It takes its name from its blue color, recalling the sapphire. It was discovered in Greenland in 1819 .

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blue sapphire from Sri Lanka cushion cut

sapphire

Its name comes from the Hebrew “Sappir” which referred for a long time the blue gems, the “most beautiful things”. By 1800, it was shown that the ruby and sapphire were only varieties of the same mineral, corundum. Currently, sapphire corresponds to all the blue

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rutile as inclusions in quartz

rutile

Discovered by Werner in 1803 he was named after the Latin “rutilus” which means red. This is a titanium oxide as brookite and anatase, which crystallize in different crystal systems. The fibrous variety that forms tiny needles was called Sagenite.

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rubies from Sri lanka oval cut

ruby

Its name comes from the Latin “rubeus” or “ruber” meaning red. Ruby is the name of the true red variety of a mineral, Corundum, which itself can be of all the other colors under the name of sapphire, except for the red which is reserved

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oval cut richterite from Mogok in Burma

richterite

Discovered in 1865, its name honors the German mineralogist Theodor Richter (1824-1898).

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rhodonite from Moro da Mina Lafaiete in Brazil pear cut

rhodonite

Its name comes from the Greek “rhodon” for “ rose “, as for rhodochrosite. dark pink color, light pink, with black dendritic inclusions of manganese oxide. Soluble in acids which discolor it, easily fuses with a torch. Varieties of colorful gems come from Australia and

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