Nigerian Sapphire

[Eu_citzen]

Trying out a proper macrolens for my camera.

A nice little 2 cts nigerian sapphire. It has a "V-Groove" carved into the back to lighten it up a bit.
BTW, that's dust on the stone, not inclusions!

 

[IAMZIM]

That's very cool! Unusual color! Of course, I don't know much about Nigerian sapphire. It looks like a neat "steel" color...

 

[Blak bart]

Looks like a bicolor stone. Not seen to often on the market in saphire.

 

[Jim in Idaho]

Nice, EU!
Jim

 

[Eu_citzen]

That's very cool! Unusual color! Of course, I don't know much about Nigerian sapphire. It looks like a neat "steel" color...

Thanks guys!

Nigerian sapphires tend to be on the darker side in my experience. This has a nice medium colour, not to dark nor to light.

When two or more colors occur in a sapphire they are called "Parti sapphires". It's rare to get such a nice separation without much mixing of the colours, though!
Usually the yellow & blue mix to a green and you get a wild mix. Not so desirable IMO.

 

[wilfndgold1]

Nice lens, I mean if it even shows the dust that clear Its working good.

 

[Rasputin]

I love bi-colored stones. They are some of my favorites.

 

[old digger]

No picture?

 

[Eu_citzen]

No picture?

You don't see the picture?