Green sapphire

Green Sapphires come from Australia and Thailand. Presence of black/gray secondary colors reduces its value. Pure green sapphires are also found in Africa and greenish blue sapphires come from Burma.

Enhancements
Green sapphire is always heat treated to produce, intensify or lighten color and/or improve color uniformity and appearance.
More information on gemstone enhancements.
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Green sapphire
Green sapphires display a range of green hues, from tropical limes to wine bottle greens.
Padparadscha & padparadscha color sapphire ...

Green Sapphire
Fairly common greenish variety of corundum.
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Green sapphire comes from Cambodia, but the color is usually muddy and unattractive (with a few very rare exceptions); Dark blue and yellow sapphires also come from Australia, but are so scarce that few are available in the world marketplace.

Green sapphires are abundant from Australia and Thailand. The color of green is usually a dull green resembling an Army uniform green, almost a jungle camouflage color.

Green sapphires usually have a color range of light lime green to an olive green color. Green sapphires mostly come from Sri Lanka and Tanzania, with some new deposits being mined in Madagascar as well.

6. Green sapphire (Oriental emerald or Oriental aquamarine).
7. Chrysoberyl (alexandrite and also the greenish yellow chrysoberyl).

Green sapphire is a relatively abundant stone from Australia and Thailand. The problem is they usually exhibit black/gray secondary colors which dramatically reduce their value.

Yellow and green sapphires are also commonly found. Pink sapphires deepen in color as the quantity of chromium increases. The deeper the pink color the higher their monetary value as long as the color is going towards the red of rubies.

GREEN SAPPHIRE brings luck. ORANGE SAPPHIRE, also known as Padparadschah, augments wisdom, optimism and friendliness. PINK SAPPHIRE encourages generosity, love and loyalty.

Amongst the rarer corundums is the pure green sapphire or oriental emerald.

What initially began as a treatment for Songea sapphires quickly spread to Madagascar pink sapphires, off-color Thai/Cambodian rubies and even green sapphires from Australia and elsewhere.

Green Sapphire simply brings luck. Orange Sapphire augments wisdom, optimism and friendliness. Pink Sapphire encourages generosity, love and loyalty. White Sapphire is associated with self-appreciation and spiritual development.

Other colors are pink sapphire, purple sapphire, green sapphire, etc. Best quality blue sapphire comes from Cashmere, fine from Burma, Thailand and Montana, lighter blue from Ceylon. Also found in Australia. The birthstone for September.

In his system true emerald is called 'Occidental emerald', tourmaline is called 'Brazilian emerald', green sapphire is 'Oriental emerald', and yellow or orange sapphires are called 'Oriental topaz'.

CORUNDUM A gem species that is found in many colors. Red Corundum is called Ruby and all other varieties are called Sapphire. Blue Sapphire is best known, however Pink Sapphire, Green Sapphire, and Yellow Sapphire are also relatively popular.

Orange Sapphire - orange to lighter yellow brown or pale orange
Purple Sapphire - violet to orange
Yellow Sapphire - yellow to pale yellow
Green Sapphire - green to blue-green and yellow-green.
Pink Sapphire - hot pink to pale pink or more red.

See also: Sapphire, Color, Stone, Ruby, Corundum