Product Description for 4mm Round Multi-Color Ceylon Sapphire Set Of 5
A hard 9 on Mohs' scale, sapphire is ideal for all types of jewelry. The September birthstone is found in every color, and all colors other than blue are considered fancy, the most desired and expensive being Padparadscha. Light pink stones are popular for their resemblance to pink diamonds, and white ones are a good natural diamond simulant. Sapphire is found in Burma, Ceylon, Thailand (Kanchanaburi), Vietnam, Australia, Brazil, and Africa. Some sapphires are known to display asterism (stars).