Summary:
The sapphire is a beautiful gem, which stems from the mineral, corundum. It is often blue in color and has been widely revered the world over. Learn more about the sapphire here.

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Septembers birthstone is the sapphire. This gem is structurally similar to the ruby, Julys birthstone. It is also a variety of the mineral, corundum. The gem is not just available in blue. In fact, sapphires exist in just about every color including yellow, black, white, orange, pink and brown. There are no red sapphires. Red corundum gems are strictly rubies.

The word sapphire has its roots in several different languages including Arabic (safir), Latin (sapphirus) and Greek (sappheiros). The Ancient Persians referred to the gem as the Celestial Stone because they believed the Earth rested upon a huge sapphire, which reflected its color and turned the sky blue. In Ancient Greece, the stone was special to the god Apollo and was worn by his worshipers at the Oracle of Delphi.

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