<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe\nSmithsonian Institution in Washington displays a magnificent Burmese star\nsapphire: the 330-carat Asian Star, medium dark blue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thailand<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nExtracts of\nbasalt in the Chanthaburi region and the Kanchanaburi region , the sapphires,\nof good quality, are dark blue or blue-green sometimes starred. There are also\ncolored sapphires.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Australia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nSapphires\nwere quarried from Queensland basalt rocks as early as 1870 and from New South\nWales mines since 1918. Their quality is often average but rare rare black\nspecimens have been discovered there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
State of Montana (USA)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe\nexploitation of the deposits, on the edge of Missouri near the city of H\u00e9l\u00e9na ,\nbegins in 1894 then stops in 1920 before taking again sporadically in 1985.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
la France<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe\nhistoric site of Puy-en-Velay in Haute-Loire is exhausted but it would have\nlong provided Europe with sapphires and garnets. Very recently, a discovery of\nsapphires at the bottom of a river near Issoire in Puy-de-D\u00f4me triggered an\nexciting scientific investigation. It is a question of retracing the course of\nthe stones to find the primary origin, their place of birth, among the\ninnumerable volcanoes of Auvergne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Other\nproducing countries include South Africa, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Nigeria,\nTanzania and Zimbabwe in Africa; Brazil and Colombia in America; Cambodia and\nChina in Asia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Etymology of the name Sapphire<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe word\nsapphire comes from the Latin sapphirus derived from the Greek sappheiros\n(“precious stone”) . Hebrew Sapphire and Syriac Saphilah are\ncertainly the oldest origin of the word. We find in archaic languages \u200b\u200bthe\nterm shapar used to designate first “the things of fire\u201d, then “shiny\naspect” , and then by extension “beautiful things”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One of the\nBestiary manuscripts written by the monk-poet Philippe de Thaon around\n1120\/1130 is written in French, the ancestor of French. It meets for the first\ntime the sapphire in its French form: sapphire. Much later, during the\nRenaissance, Jean Nicot (famous for the introduction of tobacco in France)\npublished in the dictionary \u201cThresor of the French language\u201d a slightly\ndifferent form: sapphir. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The\nadjective sapphire, or rarer sapphire, characterizes everything from the color\nof sapphire. There used to be a blue eye drop called sapphire water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sapphire throughout history<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nSapphire in Antiquity<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Old\nTestament mentions sapphire several times, especially in Exodus. It is often\nsaid that the Tablets of the Law would have been sapphire. In reality, sapphire\ndoes not refer at all to the material of Tables. It concerns the vision of God\nby Moses and his companions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The\nevocation of the sapphire is more understandable as well and allows noting the\nantiquity of the symbolism of the stone. The sapphire blue is always associated\nwith celestial power: Indra in India, Zeus or Jupiter among the Greeks and\nRomans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Antique\nsapphire does not always match blue corundum. The sapphires of the Greek\nscholar Theophrastus (- 300 BC) and the Pliny the Elder sapphires (1st century\nAD) are perplexing. Their descriptions of golden dots on a blue background\nrather evoke lapis lazuli. Ceylon corundum, known for at least 800 BC, is more\nrelated to cyanus , aeroids of the Romans, or hyakinthos than to the Greeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In ancient\ntimes, the intensity of the colors is attributed to the so-called sex of the\nstones. For example, a dark blue sapphire is considered to be a male, while a\nlittle pale yellow sapphire is labeled as female.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are\nfew antique engraved sapphires. The Department of Antiquities of the National\nLibrary retains an Egyptian intaglio (intaglio engraving) of the 2nd century BC\nrepresenting the curly head of a Ptolemaic queen or princess. We also see an\nintaglio representing the Roman emperor Pertinax who reigned three months in\nthe year 193.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In terms of\nbenefits, sapphire relieves headaches and soothes the eyes (virtues often\nattributed to blue stones). Dioscoride, doctor and pharmacist Greek (1st\ncentury AD), precursor lithotherapy, recommends sapphire powder, mixed with\nmilk to heal boils and other infected wounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sapphire in the middle Ages<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nFrom the\n4th century, the hordes of Franks, Visigoths, and other invaders settle in our\ncountry and bring their know-how. They master a complex goldsmith technique\nalready used in Egypt at the time of the pharaohs: cloisonn\u00e9. This process\nconsists of creating thin compartments using copper or gold to house various\ncolored stones. This technique will persist in Merovingian and Carolingian art.\nOne can admire at the Abbey of Saint-Maurice, in Switzerland, the reliquary box\nof Teud\u00e9ric, the ewer said of Charlemagne, and the vase said of Saint-Martin,\nall adorned with sapphires.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
From the\ntwelfth century, medieval medicine confirms the virtues of sapphire recognized\nsince ancient times:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTo be\nchaste, pure and clean, without any stain on him when one is wearing it \u201care\nthe conditions required to enjoy these benefits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sapphire is\nalso a stone of freedom if the prisoner is lucky enough to have it in his\nprison. It suffices then to rub the\nstone on its irons and on all four sides of the prison. This ancient belief is\nto be compared to the secret world of alchemists who consider the sapphire as\nthe stone of the air. Does the expression “plays the girl of the air”\ncome from there?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Christendom\nadopts heavenly sapphire. Symbol of purity, it is frequently associated with\nthe Virgin Mary. The cardinals carry it on the right hand. The pious king of\nEngland, Edward the Confessor does the same. According to legend, he would have\noffered his ring decorated with a beautiful sapphire to a beggar. This poor man\nwould be St. John the Evangelist returned to earth to experience it. In the\nHoly Land, Saint John entrusts the ring to two pilgrims who bring it back to\nthe English sovereign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The king is\ncanonized in the 12th century. At the opening of his tomb, the sapphire is\nremoved from him. Enshrined in a Maltese cross, the “Saint Edward’s Sapphire”\novercomes since 1838 the imperial crown of Queen Victoria and her successors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In Italy,\nthe Santa Casa de Loreto (Holy House of Loreto) would be truly the house of\nMary. In Nazareth, the place is converted into a chapel since the Apostles. The\nCrusaders, driven out of Palestine, organize the translation of the house in\nItaly, by boat, between 1291 and 1294. The three stone walls become a rich\nbasilica and over the centuries, the offerings of the pilgrims constitute a\nreal treasure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a story\nof 1786 for Madame Elizabeth sister of Louis XVI, the Abbot of Binos reports\nhaving contemplated a wonderful sapphire. It measured, it seems, a foot and a\nhalf high on a base of two feet (pyramid of about 45cm x 60cm). Exaggeration or\nreality? No one knows because the treasure has totally disappeared today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Louvre\nexhibits a religious work decorated with sapphires dating from the fifteenth\ncentury: ” the Table of the\nTrinity .” It is a kind of mounted\npiece set with precious stones. The sapphires predominate, the largest is\nintaglio engraved probably effigy of Jeanne de Navarre, Queen of England in\n1403. She offers this present to the Duke of Brittany, his son. Anne of\nBrittany transmits the inheritance to the Royal Treasury of France by her\nmarriage with Charles VIII.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sapphires\nadorn jewelry and utilitarian objects. The hanaps (large glass vase-shaped with\na lid) are richly provided: golden silver hanap sitting on a fountain-shaped\nfoot garnished with two garnets and eleven sapphires … Hanap Or, with a fretelet\n(button shaped fruit or flower) trimmed with a rose gold and pearls with a\nlarge sapphire in the middle. These sapphires encountered in royal inventories\ndo not all come from the East.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The sapphire of Puy-en-Velay<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nMany\nsapphires in the royal courts of Europe come from around Puy-en-Velay. The\nstream named Riou Pezouilliau near the village of Espaly Saint-Marcel, has been\nknown since at least the 13th century to be full of sapphires and garnets. The\nkings of France Charles VI and Charles VII regularly frequent the place to\nstock up. The bishop of Puy, himself a sapphire collector, lodges them at the\nepiscopal palace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sapphires\nare collected when the stream is almost dry. The peasants seek the deepest\npools and then wash and sift the gravel. This “miraculous sin”\ncontinues for several centuries. A manual of mineralogy tells us that in 1753,\nthere is still a man from the village to practice \u201cthe job of looking for\nhyacinths and sapphires .”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The\nsapphire of Puy called “sapphire of France” is the only European\nsapphire. It can present a very nice blue and be of beautiful water but often\nit lacks luster and draws on the greenish. It does not compete with the\nsapphire of Orient but has the advantage of being less expensive. The sapphires\nof Puy-en-Velay have become a curiosity and rare are the museums that hold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Modern Times and Sapphire<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe\nproperty-named “Grand Saphir” appears in the collections of Louis XIV\nin 1669. In the absence of written transaction in the records, it is generally\nconsidered that it is a gift. This magnificent present, blue velvet color with\nviolet reflections weighs 135 carats and comes from Ceylon. The Grand Saphir\ncomes out a few times from its chest to dazzle prestigious visitors. He is then\nplaced in a gold frame alongside his friend, the blue diamond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was long\nbelieved that this jewel was a rough stone. In 1801, the mineralogist Ren\u00e9-Just\nHa\u00fcy notes that the stone has been the subject of a careful faceting carefully\nrespecting its natural symmetry and its original shape of rhombus. Since its\nacquisition, Grand Saphir has never undergone other scrap. It is visible at the\nMuseum of Natural Histories of Paris.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Grand\nSapphire is frequently confused with the sapphire of “Ruspoli” but it\nis about two different gems. The Ruspoli has an almost identical weight, but it\nis cut differently (cushion-shaped). He also comes from Ceylon where, according\nto tradition, a poor man, a wooden spooner, would have discovered him. It owes\nits name to the Italian prince Francesco Ruspoli, one of the first known\nowners. This sapphire knows an eventful route: sold to a French jeweler, it\nthen successively belongs to the fortunate Harry Hope, to the Royal Treasury of\nRussia then to the Romanian Crown. Finally sold to an American buyer around\n1950, we do not know what has become of him since.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The origin\nof the famous sapphire set of Queen Marie-Am\u00e9lie, wife of Louis-Philippe is\nalso full of mystery. Louis-Philippe, still Duke of Orleans, buys these jewels\nto Queen Hortense, daughter of the Empress Josephine and adopted daughter of\nNapoleon I. No writing, no portrait has allowed to explain the origin of the\nornament visible in the Louvre since 1985.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 1938, a\nyoung boy found in Australia a black stone with a pretty appearance of more\nthan 200 g. The stone stays in the house for years, it is said to be used as a\ndoor-lock. The father, minor, will eventually discover that it is a black\nsapphire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It will be\nsold 18,000 dollars to the jeweler Harry Kazandzhan, persuaded that the dark\nbeauty conceals an asterism. A delicate and risky size actually reveals an\nunsuspected rutile star. The 733-carat Black Star of Queensland becomes the\nlargest star sapphire in the world. It has been admired in various museums\nduring temporary exhibitions. Estimated today at $ 100 million, it has always\nbelonged to wealthy individuals and has not been presented for a long time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Uses of Saphir in Lithotherapy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nModern\nlithotherapy attributes to the sapphire an image of truth, wisdom and harmony.\nIt is recommended to calm angry and impatient temperaments, bring serenity,\ncalmness and clairvoyance into the emotions. He intervenes on all the chakras.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The benefits of sapphire against physical wounds<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n- Relieves migraines and headaches<\/li>
- Soothes rheumatic pains, sciatica<\/li>
- Regenerates skin, nails and hair<\/li>
- Treats fever and inflammation<\/li>
- Strengthens the venous system<\/li>
- Regulates blood effusions<\/li>
- Relieves sinusitis, bronchitis<\/li>
- Improves vision disorders, especially conjunctivitis<\/li>
- Stimulates vitality<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
It is used\nas an elixir to relieve headaches and ear pain, purify the skin, fight against\nacne and strengthen the nails and hair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Benefits of Sapphire on Psychism and Relational<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n- Promotes spiritual elevation, inspiration and\nmeditation<\/li>
- Calm mental activity<\/li>
- Soothes anger<\/li>
- Encourages dynamism<\/li>
- Raise fear<\/li>
- Stimulates concentration, creativity<\/li>
- Soothes depressive states<\/li>
- Restores joie de vivre, enthusiasm<\/li>
- Develops self-confidence and perseverance<\/li>
- Regulates hyper-activity<\/li>
- Increase the passions<\/li>
- Strengthens the will, the courage<\/li>
- Promotes sleep and positive dreams<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Purification and Reloading of sapphire<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAll\ncorundums are purified with salt water, distilled or demineralized. The\nreloading is done in the sun, under the rays of moon or on a mass of quartz.\nThis stone is also used in Chakra Pendants<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Marbode, author of a famous lapidary of the middle Ages describes the fascinating brilliance of sapphire, limpid and deep at the same time. Of the four precious stones (diamond, emerald, ruby, sapphire), it is usually quoted last. The most beautiful virtues are nevertheless associated with him: purity, justice and fidelity. Mineralogical Characteristics of Sapphire Sapphire […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":520,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,76,11],"tags":[353,356,355,354],"class_list":["post-517","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-agate","category-agate-arrowheads","category-gemstones","tag-benefits-of-sapphire-stone","tag-properties-of-sapphire-stone","tag-sapphire-stone","tag-sapphire-stone-meaning"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.kabeeragate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/517","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.kabeeragate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.kabeeragate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.kabeeragate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.kabeeragate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=517"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.kabeeragate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/517\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":519,"href":"http:\/\/www.kabeeragate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/517\/revisions\/519"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.kabeeragate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/520"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.kabeeragate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=517"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.kabeeragate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=517"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.kabeeragate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=517"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}