Natural sapphire and lab-made sapphire
Sapphire is most durable and tough gemstone, although you must know there is only natural gem harder than sapphire is diamond. Sapphire is harder but if it will be handled roughly it can get chipped or scratches. Therefore it is important to handle it carefully. However, the most beautiful and valuable sapphire color is blue, also known as Kashmir sapphire or cornflower blue sapphire. Even though another valuable man made sapphire hue is very precious and rare known as orange-pink Padparadscha. Color changing sapphires are super exotic and dazzling form which displays varieties of colors depends on the lighting. Besides, natural light delivers blue color of color changing sapphire while in artificial light the color shows on is violet. Pink and yellow sapphire has become increasingly popular as several designers use them in their jewelry. Lab-made sapphire Synthetic sapphire was first made in 1902. The verneull process is used to create man-made sapphire. It is fact onl...