With a medium to medium dark tone these gems also display a slightly violet tint.
Burma blue sapphire inclusions.
The minor inclusions seen in your burmese blue sapphire are natural.
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Blue zones enriched along facet joints and girdle.
This feature is found in a beryllium treated blue sapphire due to high temperatures applied in this process.
A magnified image showing a cluster of rutile silk in an untreated burmese blue sapphire.
Completely untreated it displays a vivid royal blue with remarkable saturation.
Short rutile also sometimes referred to as the burmese silk is the most common inclusion.
In india faceted burmese blue sapphire price per carat starts from 25 000 per carat 390 approx and goes up to 5 lakh per carat 7795 approx and even above.
Surface diffusion treated blue sapphire.
Burmese sapphire is treasured for its royal blue hue.
Limited supply and strong demand also fluctuate burma neelam stone price upto a certain extent.
However that said the stones with higher class of clarity are definitely going to priced higher as opposed to ones with milky and specked appearance.
The burma sapphires are formed in the igneous rocks that undergo contact and regional metamorphosis.
Colored stones are generally far more saturated with inclusions at a level of 10x magnification than diamonds.
The color is truly exceptional with a saturation rarely.
Color clarity cut and carat weight are the major factors influencing burmese sapphire value.
Rounded guest crystals possibly calcite in an un treated burmese blue sapphire.
These exquisite gems originate from areas known to produce some of the finest sapphires in the world kashmir in northern india across its eastern border to myanmar previously burma and their island neighbour sri lanka.
Cascades of swirled clouds included in a beryllium treated blue sapphire.
Burmese sapphire prices.
Mining of burma sapphire gemstone.
Inclusions in unheated sapphire from burma myanmar.
Folded fluid feathers and fingerprints are the most common inclusions in unheated burma sapphires.
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Liquid fingerprint inclusion in an un treated burmese blue sapphire.
Fine specks are considered okay as a stone found without any inclusions is incredibly rare to find.
Liquid fingerprints guest crystals and two phase inclusions in an un treated burmese blue sapphire.
As a genuine gem some inclusions are expected to be found in burmese sapphire.