| The sapphire, protector of the innocent,
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| | exhibiting that color vividly by
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| celestial guardian of truth, bringer of
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| | artificial as well as by natural light.
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| health and youth, symbol of the heavens
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| | The deeper-colored stones are known as
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| and birthstone for the month of
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| | male, and the light-colored ones as
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| September, is in fact the same stone as
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| | female sapphires. Although choice
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| the ruby, the mineral corundum.The blue
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| | sapphires are rare, a much greater
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| corundum, ranging in color from the
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| | quantity of good and large stones are to
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| lightest blue to deep blue and black, is
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| | be had than of rubies, and therefore the
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| the same stone as the ruby, the only
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| | price of a large sapphire does not
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| difference being in the color. The
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| | advance in the same proportion as the
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| choicest color is the soft velvety blue,
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| | price of a large ruby.
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| approaching the cornflower in shade and
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