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November 18: Star Padparadsha Sapphire
A collector’s choice
Phenomenal gemstones, including star sapphires, surface through in-depth mining efforts and percolate through the hands of gem cutters and merchants, ...
Colors: red = ruby, all other colors = sapphire red - orange = padparadsha sapphire
Hardness: 9
Specific gravity: 3.99
Cleavage: false ,which may be well developed
Refractive index: avg. 1.762 to 1.77 v. .008
Comments Covellite ... covelline ...
 See also: Cleavage, Surface, Size, Crystals, Growth
  
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