Gems and precious stones to collect
Posts tagged Asterism
Red Star Ruby cabochon from 1 Carat
Feb 3rd
Another beautiful gem that still there I tabled is the Star Ruby, close relative of the Sapphires with asterism that I showed you in a previous article here on the blog. In the family of corundum, Ruby, Red variant of sapphires, as blue brother, in some cases presents the rare phenomenon of asterism, the formation of a stella to 6 Tips on the illuminated surface directly.
Blue Sapphire cabochon cut with asterism from 6.73 ct
Sep 29th
Beautiful specimen of Sapphire Ceylon Blue with presence of asterism, coming from Sri-Lanka (island of Ceylon) cutting cabochons and weighing approximately 6.73 Carat. Below you can see a picture and a video that highlighted in highlight color, and the asterism of Sapphire caused, illuminandolo with a flashlight.
Green Sapphire cabochon cut with asterism from 5.75 ct
Sep 29th
Beautiful specimen of Sapphire Ceylon grey/green cut cabochons, weighing approximately 5.75 Carat. A splendid opaque gemstone a good size that makes the phenomenon of asterism (six-pointed star) present when the Sapphire is illuminated directly with a flashlight.
Sapphire blue with stars from 8.88 ct cabochon cutting
Sep 29th
Beautiful specimen of Sapphire Ceylon Blue with asterism, fromSri-Lanka (island of Ceylon) with cutting cabochons and weight of 8.88 Carat, as you can see below a ’ image and a video in which it highlighted the color, and the ’ asterism caused illuminandolo with a flashlight.
