This stone is often confused with lapis lazuli.The Sapphire gem is a variety of corundum, which features beautiful blue hues.It was used by the Romans and the Egyptians to carry out engraving works.Ĭurrently this gem is highly appreciated and used in jewelry The Sapphire is a mineral very hard, is below the diamond.This means either that it was a small script, or that the Sapphire was created by man and not by nature. Previously, the theory was that the Sapphire stones are apocalyptic, because in the place where the Ten Commandments were written it was a Sapphire stone.

There were religions that venerated this gem as it represented heaven for them. This stone was also sacred to the Catholic Church since they agreed on the same theory. In ancient Persia, the rulers believed that the sky was tinted blue thanks to the reflection of the Sapphire stones. This stone can be found in other colors thanks to the oxide impurities that are added during its formation. Its name is due to the Latin term “sapphirus”, which in Spanish translates to “blue gem”.

Cashmere sapphires