Mohs Hardness - 9 Found in Burma(Myanmar), Kashmir, Sri Lanka, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, Cambodia, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Thailand, Zimbabwe, Montana & Nigeria. History - All gem quality Corundum that is not red is called sapphire, but it is most commonly associated with the blue variety of the corundum family. Its name is derived from the Latin word - sapphirus and the Greek sappheiros (blue). Blue sapphire gets its color from titanium and iron oxides, the depth of color depends of the amount of oxides. The best Kashmir sapphire is cornflower blue. Montana sapphire tends to be a slate or metallic blue. The majority of fancy colored sapphire is from Sri Lanka. Sapphire is the primary birthstone for September and the accepted gemstone for the 5th, 23rd and 45th wedding anniversari.
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