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How does heat affect natural blue sapphire

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Blue Sapphire Gemstone (Neelam) is really a big gemstone in Astrology. Our premium collection of Blue Sapphire is out there in attractive cuts and shapes. This is at all times faint or dark blue in color. It is known as Yakut in Persian. Blue Sapphire removes evil effects of Saturn. Sapphire or Neelam is a really cold gem. However there is a caution. Sometimes this stone may react adversely. It is advisable to 1st test it for a week before final wearing. It could possibly give you almost everything you can actually desire – well being, wealth, longevity, happiness. It at the same time restores lost wealth and residence. It brings wealth, name and fame. Also provides great stamina, longevity and security in life. It can enhance fertility in a barren woman. It is best suited for joy, love and happiness. It cures fainting, fits, virility, mental disorder, deafness and baldness.

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Table of ContentsAbout the book

Copyright

About the author

What is Heat Treatment

What is a Natural Blue Sapphire

What is a heated Blue Sapphire Stone

Types of Heat Treatments

Why is Heat Treatment Done

Importance on Heat Treatment

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About the bookSaturn one of the most dominating and ferocious planet in the assemblyof all nine planets in the universe is acknowledged for its captivatingforce to create either positive or negative impact on the lives of allindividuals as per its planetary position in their respective horoscopes.The blue sapphire gemstone is known to act as the promoter of thisplanet powers on earth.

Thus, it holds all captivating and vital powers of the Saturn and solelyresponsible for creating positive or negative impacts on human being’slife. The blue sapphire stone is affiliated with the corundum family; it is anatural occurring gemstone comprises of mineral like aluminum andsmall traces of cobalt and other material that all together aids indeveloping a beautiful blue color stone.

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CopyrightAuthor

[ Robin Arora ]Editor

[ Simran Arora ]Copyright © 2016 [ bluesapphire.org.in ]

First Published using Papyrus,2016

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About the AuthorBluesapphire.org.in venture of Venus Enterprises established in the year2003. Venus Enterprises has been strongly focusing on gemstonesindustry. We are India’s one of the huge suppliers of precious certifiedblue sapphire gemstones. Having a strong physical distribution networkacross globe, with more then 2000 and still counting Jewelers,distributors, fashion designers, exporters and astrologers under theirbelt. We are very grateful for the long-standing relationships we’ve builtsince 2003.

Bluesapphire.org.in strongly focuses on natural certified blue sapphiregemstone also known as Neelam stone, Each Gemstone is accompaniedwith Gem Authentication certificate. All the gemstones sold by VenusEnterprises are accurately described to the very best of their knowledge— Gem Type, Size, Weight, Shape, Cut, Color, and Clarity. We fullyguarantee that all blue sapphire stones are untreated, unheated andNatural Gemstones.

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What is Heat Treatment The oldest and most common sapphire enhancement is heat treatment,the majority of the sapphires in the marketplace have been heat-treatedor thermally enhanced in furnaces. Heat treatment is used to improve asapphire’s color, remove color zoning, and improve clarity.

Some heat treatment procedures are relatively mild, involvingtemperatures of about 400o C for brief periods of time. These arecommonly used on pink sapphires from the mines of Madagascar andmay also be applied to Madagascar’s coveted padparadscha sapphires.

Over the last couple of decades, high temperatures in excess of 1700o Chas been applied to sapphires, which improve their clarity by dissolvingsilk as it improves color. The results can be dramatic, transforming palestones into ones with lively, saturated colors. Knowledgeablegemologists will be able to discern whether a sapphire has beensubjected to this kind of extreme heating.

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What is a Natural Blue Sapphire A real or natural sapphire is the supreme quality of blue sapphire. Itattains the brilliant color, brightness and astrological properties which letit stand apart from the other grades of this gemstone. It is extremelyhard to find a high quality blue sapphire or Neelam gemstone becausenowadays in order to fulfill the large demand of this stone gem seller areindulging in malicious practices to pull off the uprising demand.

Nonetheless, the benefits or results which an original gemstone providesa synthetic or lab created gemstone can’t fulfill that requirement.Therefore, the position of a natural blue sapphire is unchallenged tillnow and its supremacy remains intact even under the continuous threatgenerated by the fake gem sellers.

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What is a heated Blue Sapphire StoneApparently, a heat treated blue sapphire stone can’t be categorized underthe category of synthetic gemstone. However, heating a Neelamgemstone will bruise the value or real properties of this stone. Hence, thevalue of a heated gemstone is always lesser than real blue sapphire.

Heat treatment means heating or melting a gemstone on a very hightemperature to wash away all inimical or toxic elements from the stone.Although the heating process does have immense benefits yet, itsubsides the overall value of a gemstone.

It generally happens because during this process stone is heated uponintense temperature with the intention of discharging redundantmaterials from the stone and enhancing its appearance and overallquality.

Nevertheless, melting gemstone on a very high temperature impel stoneto leave its few significant attributes or properties that altogether lessenthe impact or value of a stone.

Rather than having less beneficial to a real blue sapphire still people lovewearing heat or treated gemstone because they look immenselyattractive and their price is also low as compared to real stone. Mostlypeople buy treated or heated blue sapphire stone for the purpose ofwearing them with rings, necklace, and pendants.

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Types of Heat TreatmentsBlue Sapphire gemstone color varies from light blue to royal blue stonedue to iron and chromium. These two minerals are entirely responsiblefor its dynamic colors. This gemstone can be worn in the form of elegantring, magnificent necklace and other jewelry forms.

A set of treatments are performed in order to enhance the quality of bluesapphire gemstone. The treatments like color treatment, heat treatmentand beryllium treatments are considered as the best treatments that canbe performed on the original blue sapphire stone. Nonetheless, the heattreatment is considered to be one of the oldest methods which arewidely being preferred to improve the quality of the stone.

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Why is Heat Treatment DoneThe sapphires are deposited inside the volcano’s or deep forest, rocksand mines. Therefore, when these sapphires have been excavated fromthese places; they appear dull, bigger in size and not feasible for the useof human beings. Thus, in order to make this stone usable for humanbeing above listed treatments are being performed on this stone. Today,as we are talking about heat treatment categorically, so we will discussthat how does it impact on a rough blue sapphire stone.

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Importance on Heat TreatmentHeat treatment actually means heating a sapphire or mineral onextremely high temperature to dissolve all the impurities and improvethe color and other important properties of this stone. The sapphires areheated over extreme temperature of 170000 c for a precise time period.This heat treatment will help in improving the color and dissolvingimpurities.

In the course of the time, the importance of heat treatment has increasedwidely due to its capacity of transferring a pale looking gemstone into aclean and highly lustrous gemstone. Therefore, on the basis of aboveexplanation, we can say that the heat treatment creates positive impacton the blue sapphire stone by improving its grading and colorcharacteristics.

Besides, heat treatment, there are other treatments like beryllium andchemical, color treatments are performed on this stone. Albeit, the heattreatments keep the most significant importance in the list of alltreatments that are performed on the sapphire.

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