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Sapphire specimens for sale
10 for sale · $500–$6,000 USD
190 in the gallery
Sapphire is a versatile gemstone variety of corundum, well known for its hardness and range of blue tones, though it occurs in many colors. Typical specimens display a vitreous to subadamantine luster with hexagonal crystal habit and well-formed prismatic faces, often showing vivid blue hues reinforced by iron and titanium impurities. Fine crystals and well-cut sapphire gems come from classic localities such as Sri Lanka and Myanmar, with notable productions from Madagascar, Tanzania, and Russia adding to the species’ diversity of color and clarity.
- Formula
- Al2O3
- Rarity
- Common
- Stability
- Stable
- Collector interest
- Very High Interest
- Classification notes
- Oxide; Strunz 4.CB
Key characteristics
- Crystal system
- trigonal
- Mohs hardness
- 9
- Specific gravity
- 3.95–4.1
- Luster
- vitreous, adamantine
- Transparency
- transparent, translucent, opaque
- Color
- blue, colorless, yellow, green, pink, violet, orange, black
- Streak
- white
- Cleavage
- none
- Fracture
- conchoidal, uneven
- Crystal habit
- prismatic, pyramidal, tabular, granular, massive
- Gem mineral
- Classic / historic
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Top localities
- Ratnapura66 specimens
- Mogok Valley14 specimens
- Winza9 specimens
- Sri Lanka5 specimens
- Tanzania2 specimens
- Thabeikkyin2 specimens
- Uva Province2 specimens
- Mogok2 specimens
- Russia1 specimen
- Aliabad1 specimen
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Sapphire from Sri Lanka
Sapphire — Sri Lanka's classic Ceylon sapphire: luminous blue hues, high transparency, and distinctive crystal forms from gem gravels in Ratnapura and beyond.Read guide
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Sapphire from Mogok Valley, Myanmar
Sapphire from Mogok Valley, Myanmar - renowned for velvety royal blue corundum, old Burmese provenance, and a metamorphic-geology heritage prized by collectors.Read guide
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Sapphire from Luc Yen Mine, Vietnam
Luc Yen Sapphire - pink to purple corundum from marble-hosted deposits in northern Vietnam, prized for hexagonal crystals, translucency, and gem rush.Read guideAbout Sapphire
For collectors, sapphires represent a long-standing mineral favorite due to their durability, luster, and array of shades. High-quality blue sapphires from historical mines or pristine facies are prized for their color zoning, transparency, and crystal form, while colored sapphires from broader localities expand the range of display options. The combination of rarity in certain hues, classic localities, and the mineral’s well-documented geological settings sustains interest among enthusiasts who value both aesthetics and a storied provenance.
