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The Sapphire, associated with royalty and romance, is a precious gemstone belonging to the Corundum mineral family, which also includes ruby. Sapphires are typically found in igneous rocks and alluvial deposits, with some of the most famous sources being found in Sri Lanka, Madagascar, Myanmar, and Australia. One of the most popular gemstones in the […]
Dubbed ‘The great imposter’ by the GIA, the most famous spinels in history masqueraded as rubies in Europe’s crown jewels. It wasn’t until 1783 when spinel was chemically differentiated from ruby by mineralogist Jean Baptiste Louis Rome de Lisle, that The ‘Black Prince’s ruby’, a large irregular red cabochon set at the front of the Imperial State […]
