{"id":24056,"date":"2021-02-01T08:37:24","date_gmt":"2021-02-01T15:37:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/platearjewels.com\/?p=24056"},"modified":"2021-02-01T12:37:50","modified_gmt":"2021-02-01T19:37:50","slug":"blue-sapphire-stone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/platear.in\/platearjewels\/blue-sapphire-stone\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Sapphire Stone"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Sapphire<\/strong> is the <strong>second hardest<\/strong> crystal that mother earth has given us. It comes from the Corundum<strong> mineral family.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>Origin<\/u><\/strong>-: The name is derived from the Greek word \u201c<strong>sappheiros<\/strong>\u201d meaning \u201c<strong>blue<\/strong>\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>Other Names-: <\/u><\/strong>&nbsp;Neelam (Indian name), Indraneel, Neelmani, Mahaneel, Shani-ratna, Neelopal, Shaurie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>Types<\/u><\/strong>-:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong><u>Indranil:<\/u><\/strong> Dark blue in colour and resembles the colour of peacocks neck<\/li><li><strong><u>Jalnil<\/u><\/strong>: Dark on the boundaries and light in the centre<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>Colour-: <\/u><\/strong>&nbsp;Light to dark blue, cornflower blue, royal blue, Burma blue, Ceylon blue, deep blue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>Mohs Hardness<\/u><\/strong>-: 9 with a trigonal crystal structure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>Zodiac sign<\/u><\/strong>-: Aquarius, Gemini, Virgo, Libra and Capricorn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>Birthstone-: <\/u><\/strong>&nbsp;April, September<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>Luster-<\/u><\/strong>:Vitreous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>Diaphaneity<\/u><\/strong>-: Transparent to Opaque<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>Occurrence<\/u><\/strong>-: Madagascar, Kashmir, Thailand, Sri lanka, Ceylon, Burma, Australia, Kenya, Tanzania, USA, China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>Metaphysical Properties-:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Known as the wisdom stone and the \u201cstone of prosperity\u201d.<\/li><li>It releases mental tension, depression, unwanted thoughts and spiritual confusion.<\/li><li>Restores balance within the body, aligning the physical, mental and spiritual planes bringing serenity.<\/li><li>It stimulates concentration, brings lightness and peace of mind.<\/li><li>It opens and heals thyroid the throat chakra and has a calming and balancing effect on the nervous.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>Enhancement-:<\/u><\/strong> Heat treated, common diffusion treatment( places is thin blue coating on colourless sapphire)&nbsp; occasional, irradiation, rare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">C<strong>are tips-:<\/strong> Ultrasonic cleaners and streams are safe if stones are not old cavity filled or heavily flawed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sapphire is the second hardest crystal that mother earth has given us. 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