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  2. List of sapphires by size - Wikipedia

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    Sapphire Origin Date Size Cut Color Location Ref Star of Adam: Sri Lanka 2015 1,404.49 carats (280.898 g) Star Blue Anonymous owner [3] Black Star of Queensland: Australia 1938 733 carats (146.6 g) Star Black Anonymous owner [4] Star of India: Sri Lanka 563.4 carats (112.68 g) Star Blue-gray American Museum of Natural History, New York [5]

  3. Gemstone - Wikipedia

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    Group of precious and semiprecious stones—both uncut and faceted—including (clockwise from top left) diamond, uncut synthetic sapphire, ruby, uncut emerald, and amethyst crystal cluster. A gemstone (also called a fine gem , jewel , precious stone , semiprecious stone , or simply gem ) is a piece of mineral crystal which, when cut or ...

  4. Black Star sapphire - Wikipedia

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    Black star sapphire, also known as 'natural star sapphire' is a type of corundum (aluminum oxide). It is usually cut into a dome shape to show a star feature. If it is cut with a flat or almost flat face, then a golden colour is revealed. The chemical composition and features for black star were analyzed in the Journal of Gemmology. [citation ...

  5. Cardinal gem - Wikipedia

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    The five cardinal gems. Clockwise from top: sapphire, ruby, emerald, amethyst, diamond. Cardinal gems are gemstones which have traditionally been considered precious above all others. The classification of the cardinal gems dates back to antiquity, and was largely determined by ceremonial or religious use as well as rarity. [1]

  6. Hierarchy of precious substances - Wikipedia

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    Wedding anniversaries extend the jubilee hierarchy with various sequences of substances filling in many of the gaps between the same major milestones. In 2017 the 65th anniversary of the accession of Elizabeth II was widely referred to as her "sapphire jubilee" or more specifically as her blue sapphire jubilee (see Sapphire Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II) [1] but more traditionally the sapphire ...

  7. Black Star of Queensland - Wikipedia

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    The Black Star of Queensland, also known as the Brimstone of Queensland, named after its nature and place of origin, is a 733-carat (146.6 g) black sapphire, and was the world's largest gem quality star sapphire until The Star of Adam was discovered. The Black Star sapphire is an oval-shaped gemstone cut as a cabochon like all other star ...

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