Sapphire 4-12mm Graduated Faceted Oval - 17 Inch Tiger’s Eye Discovered in Greenland in the

Discovered in Greenland in the late 1890's

It is named for the Amazon River in Brazil

It displays a visual property called “pleochroism

All gemstones are fascinating and special

Sapphire 4-12mm Graduated Faceted Oval - 17 Inch Tiger’s Eye Discovered in Greenland in theSapphires 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