Sapphire

What Are Sapphires?

Sapphire is a form of corundum, one of the hardest minerals on earth. Sapphires form in many colors such as blue, black or pink, depending upon the trace metals they contain. Red corundum is referred to as ruby.

Healing Properties of Sapphires

A stone of prosperity, sapphire sustains life force and attracts joy and peace.  Sapphire helps to open the mind to beauty and intuition.  Sapphire is a stone of wisdom, with each color containing its own unique energy vibration and information. Physically, sapphire can assist with healing on a cellular level, blood disorders, eye issues and general stress. Sapphire has been used as an aid to ease depression, anxiety and insomnia.

How Sapphires Are Created

Corundum, and therefore sapphire, forms in coarse-grained igneous rocks that do not have much silica (silicon and oxygen). Coarse-grained igneous rocks are formed when molten rock cools slowly under the surface of the earth. Slow cooling allows large crystals of minerals to grow.

Astrological Sign

Virgo