‘A maiden born when autumn leaves

Are rustling in September’s breeze,

A sapphire on her brow should bind;

To bring her joy and peace of mind.”

~ Gregorian Birthstone Poems

This month’s birthstone is the sublime sapphire, one of the big three of colored gemstones (the other two are rubies and emeralds), and one of the four precious gemstones overall (diamonds, rubies, emeralds, and sapphires). Sapphires can be found in several countries including Australia, Burma, Cambodia, China, Kenya, Nigeria, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and the US. A star sapphires has a star-like appearance due to its optical property, asterism. A rare type of star sapphire is one that shows a cat’s eye effect. These are seen with sapphires that are cut en cabochon. Another rare variety of sapphire is the color changing sapphire. This type of sapphire exhibits different colors under different light.

Interesting fact: Did you know? The sapphire is a variety of the corundum mineral, just like rubies. Rubbies, however, are of the red variety of corundum, whereas sapphires are of the non-red variety. Blue is by far the most popular color for sapphires, but they can actually come in a number of colors.

Blue sapphire accent stones makes the detailed band stand out

A row or princess cut blue sapphires creates a lovely pop on color

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