Mixed Sapphire 2x4mm Thin Faceted Rondelle - 15-16 InchSapphires are precious gemstones, but unlike rubies, they come in a rainbow of colors besides red! They are all varieties of the mineral corundum, known for its incredible hardness, second only to diamond . This makes sapphires very durable and scratch resistant. Formed deep underground during the cooling of magma, sapphires get their various colors from trace elements. Iron gives them blue, the most famous sapphire color, while titanium can create

as well as a prismatic quality that differentiates it from other varieties of Moonstone

Noreena Jasper is a silicified pelite or mudstone mined in the Pilbara region of Western Australia

Dakota Stones is offering 2 looks in this recently discovered Peruvian Rhodochrosite deposit- A-Grade & Matrix

White Lace Red Jasper is a deep red or burnt orange stone

Known for its high-contrast

with occasional inclusions of creamy white and dark grey

and yellow

bead measurements

magnesium and other metals that give it its color

Sardonyx is sometimes treated to bring out its reddish tones

between Topaz (8) and Corundum (9)

Any noted effects and non-physical uses for the stone are in no way guaranteed or proven by Dakota Stones