Gem Hut - Golden Sapphire Gemstones

Hardness

9.0.
Occurrence
Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, India, Sri Lanka (Ceylon), Tanzania, Afghanistan, Australia, Brazil, Cambodia, Malagasy Republic, Malawi, Pakistan, Zimbabwe (Rhodesia), United States (Montana, North Carolina).
Appearance
The golden color of sapphire ranges from a yellow to orange. Very orange or pinkish orange sapphires are called orange sapphire and padparadscha respectively.
Enhancements
Golden sapphire is always heat treated to produce, intensify or lighten color and/or improve color uniformity and appearance. Golden sapphire is occasionally irradiated to provide temporary intense yellow or orange color.
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