4mm Blue Sapphire Earrings in 14 Karat Gold cb4dd9096afc563d5d1b89ac6b2d535b The strand measures 8 inches

The strand measures 8 inches in length

such as quartz) during a process called per-mineralization

Black/Green amethyst gets its darker color from hematite inclusions and higher levels of iron than regular Amethyst

or may build into larger formations

similarly to agate

4mm Blue Sapphire Earrings in 14 Karat Gold cb4dd9096afc563d5d1b89ac6b2d535b The strand measures 8 inchesThe word sapphire comes from the Greek translation for blue and was used in ancient times to describe any blue stone, often lapis lazuli. Around 1800 it was discovered that sapphires are a gem variety of corundum, the other being ruby. Corundum is a hard stone, rating a 9 on the Mohs scale, making it the second hardest natural mineral. Its chemical composition is aluminum oxide. The many colors in which corundum occurs are due to the presence of other