Blue Sapphire Anniversary Gemstone

The blue sapphire anniversary gemstone represents 10 years of marriage. The sapphire may also be given as a gemstone for the 45th, 65th and 70th wedding anniversaries.

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Blue Sapphire Jewelry

There are some very pretty pieces of jewelry to choose from. These include pendants, rings, earrings, bracelets and brooches.

Blue Sapphire Cuff Links

Find a pair of sapphire cuff links. Maybe purchase a tie pin to go with them. Buy a shirt and tie to present the cuff links and tie pin on.

Vases

Find a blue colored vase. Many styles to choose from including glass, china and pottery. Purchase a bouquet of flowers to give with vase so that the person receiving the gift can see it at its finest.

Sapphire Flowers

Purchase a bouquet of flowers in blues. The blue against the dark green foliage looks very attractive. You could then place the flowers in a vase so that the couple do not need to find one on the day. It will also help to keep the flowers longer as they will not been out of water for any length of time.

Blue Sapphire Anniversary Gemstone CDs

Look out for titles that have sapphire in them. There are a few to choose from. Although most are audio books.

Blue Sapphire Facts

Sapphires are formed from a mineral known as corundum, the single-crystal form of aluminum oxide. It can be found naturally as gemstones or may be manufactured in large crystal balls for a variety of applications.

Sapphire includes any gemstone varieties of the mineral corundum excluding the red ruby.

Sapphire is most commonly blue but also occurs as green, orange, pink, purple, yellow, green, color shift and white. A sapphire colored orange-red is sometimes called a padparadsha.

Sapphires have a hardness of 9.0 on the Mohs scale and are perfect for faceted gemstones.

Blue sapphires come in a wide range of shades of blue. Titanium and iron inclusions within the aluminum oxide are responsible for the various shades of blue. Some stones do not contain much titanium and iron so show tones of gray. Almost all sapphires are heated to a temperature of 3000 °C to give the stone a better color.

Traditionally most sapphires have been mined in Sri Lanka, Madagascar and Myanmar.

The sapphire is the traditional gift for the 45th wedding anniversary. With the blue sapphire celebrating the 65th wedding anniversary.

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