Physical Properties of Yellow Sapphire Stone |
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Chemical Formula: | Al2O3 |
Chemical Composition: | Aluminum Oxide |
Crystal System: | Hexagonal |
Lustre: | Vitreous to adamantine |
Transparency: | Transparent to opaque |
Colour: | Yellow |
Streak: | white |
Hardness: | 9 on Mohs scale |
Tenacity: | Brittle |
Cleavage: | None |
Fracture: | Concoidal |
Density: | 3.98 |
Refractive Index: | 1.76 - 1.77 |
A gem of the corundum family, Yellow sapphire is the twin of ruby and blue sapphire. It is found in yellow, orange and golden colors as well as in colorless sapphire that is white sapphire. The best gem is of yellow-lemon color. It is having aluminum, florin and hydrovisil. Yellow sapphire is developed from the frequency of greenish yellow and orangish yellow. Deep pure yellow golden without the tinge of orange is considered the best color in yellow sapphire. Sometimes the yellow color in the sapphire is so pale that is it likely seen as white sapphire. It is quietly discovered in oval cut to retain maximum weight. It is cutted in many shapes like cushion cut, round, octahedral, square and so on.
It connects you with all your inner knowledge at the same time it helps you find the answers and also allow you to take the charge. It takes care of your need and tends your personal needs. It helps you to assist yourself and protect you from needleless sufferings. It helps you to learn true knowledge's. It brings luckiness to your life. It allows you to make the flow of your creativity with no limitations. It brings new thoughts and ways of thinking. It allows your life to learn smoothly and rightly and makes your life more colorful. It helps you to formulate ideas and goals and helps you to concentrate towards that through Solar Plexus Chakra.
This sapphire are used as a jewel and it is a very powerful stone. It is used to attract wealth and so it is kept inside cash boxes. It is also used to focus the mind, restores balance within the body and brings happiness and joy.
Yellow Sapphires are very hard and are used in industrial applications, for high durability windows, scientific windows and movement bearings.
Yellow sapphire is quite beneficial for human being as it helps to prosper health, wealth and happiness. This stone should be worn on ring finger on the left arm and it should be embedded in gold or copper. It should be worn only on Thursday.
Yellow Sapphire gemstones / crystals are found in some of the countries of world are: Tanzania, Madagascar, Thailand, Australia, Sri Lanka, East Africa, USA (Montana)