Derived from mineral called corundum, sapphires are finest gemstones that are available in variant vibrant colors such as pink, orange and few others. Besides these colors, sapphires are also found in the colors of black and gray.
Typically these types of gemstones are used for making jewelry such as rings, pendants, bracelets or other jewelry items but other than this these are widely used in the field of construction and electronics, as well.
Just like diamonds, these too are strong and hard. Further various other qualities that sapphires consist of are:
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It is insoluble
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It has highest melting point of 2000 C
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It is infusible
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These are one of the toughest mineral
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Can be used in any applications in terms of designing jewelry
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It has five times much more strength to that of glass
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No scratches or cuts can be made on sapphires
Besides all these aforementioned qualities, the sapphires are derived from two varieties called natural variety and synthetic variety. The natural one is mined naturally and the synthetic one is derived from different procedures. The credit for the development goes out to the famous French chemist who made it possible and due to his efforts today we are using sapphires in our jewelry.
Furthermore advancements have been made in these gemstones which have created a large section of varieties in sapphire for solving out the purpose of industrial and jewelry trade.
Not only there are specified colors or varieties in sapphires but we can find different patterns of these gemstones, as well that includes star shape, round, oval and few more. Looking up to so much varieties this is why a lot different types of sapphires can be found out in different areas of the country and hence according to one’s own choice and preferences one can get their jewelry customized.
However, to maintain precious pieces of sapphires cleaning is essentially important. One can perform it by their own right while sitting back at home. Few steps that are needed to be followed to keep your blue sapphire bracelet as new as it was when you bought it are:
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First of all buy reliable cleaning kits
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Then mix warm water and few drops of detergent in it
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Soak the jewelry in it for few minutes so that oil or dirt gets removed
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Gently clean the jewelry with an old brush. But make sure that the brush has soft bristles
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After completing with the process of cleaning by soft bristles, then you need to put the jewelry in warm water for removing the sudsy over the sapphires that had been accumulated because of detergent that was put into the water.
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Use a lint free cloth the soak all the water
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Lastly dry the jewelry and keep it in your box.
Source box- If you have blue sapphire braceletwith you then make sure to wrap it in a peace of soft cloth to keep it safe and new.