September
Sapphire

Sapphire is a variety of Mineral species Corundum.

Sapphires occur in all colors of the rainbow with the exception of red, which is ruby.

The name sapphire is derived from the word Sapphiros,
which was actually used for lapis lazuli in Roman times.

Sapphires are commonly heated to improve color and reduce cloudiness
that is caused by rutile inclusions.

Sapphire is the birthstone for the month of September and Blue is the most commonly used.

Blue Sapphire is designated for the 15th wedding anniversary,
Golden Sapphire for the 50th,
while fancy sapphires (all colors except blue) are given for the 30th year.

Today, sapphire is mined in Australia, Sri Lanka, and Thailand and Madagascar.
Other producers are Burma, Kampuchea, Kenya and Tanzania.

When Randy was asked about Sapphire he was eager to respond because it truly is his favorite.

Not only is Sapphire beautiful and bright,
its hardness makes it very desirable for jewelry making.

Our inventory of loose and mounted Sapphire is unsurpassed in the region.
We even have a few bi-color stones in stock.

Prices of Sapphire very greatly depending on quality
and we see stones in jewelry today that might as well be onyx.

These pieces might sell for as little as 25 cents per carat,
where as most Blue Sapphire starts at about $20 per carat.

At Randy’s we even stock stones that sell for as much as $925 per carat.

Randy says he thinks he has one of the largest selections of Sapphire on display in the region.

We have a large inventory of Blue, Purple, Pink and yellow.

If you want to see extraordinary come in and see our rainbow Sapphire jewelry.

We stock the most intense color and the mountings are of superb quality and weight.

People come in and see these pieces and can’t believe the difference
in the beauty and quality compared to those offered by others.

One of the biggest events in the gem industry of modern times
was a discovery of large deposits of colored Sapphire in Madagascar,
a large island nation off the coast of Africa.

This find caused a plummet in the price of fancy colored Sapphire
and has made it possible for the average person to own these beautiful stones.

It used to be that only the wealthy could afford fancy color Sapphire.

Randy’s buys this Sapphire from Madagascar as close to the source as possible.

We buy directly from a dealer who buys the rough from the miners
and has the material cut into gems that he imports himself.

We have these colored gems from about $100 per carat for lower quality
and $750 per carat for very fine gems.

We also have uncut gems for your viewing pleasure.