Gem Buying Guide White Sapphires
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White Sapphires Sapphire Buying Guide: Quality and Price
What is a White Sapphire?
Sri Lanka produces the most desirable yellow sapphires in the world. Stones from other regions can be purchased but they lack the bright, vivid lemon yellow color characteristic of material coming from Ceylon.
Do I need a flawless White Sapphire?
The stronger the yellow color, the more rare and valuable the sapphire. This also makes the gemstone more powerful for Vedic Astrology. Light yellow is also acceptable, but if it’s so pale that the stone almost looks colorless, it decreases in value and becomes more like an impure white sapphire than a nice yellow one.
Ceylon yellow sapphires come in a distinct range of lemon yellow, sunny yellow, and golden yellow. If a sapphire is suspiciously canary yellow or orange-yellow, it can sometimes be an indicator that the stone is heated. Heated sapphires must always be avoided for Jyotish.
What size White Sapphire do I need?
As with other sapphires, it is recommended to wear one that is over 2 carats. Stones that have exceptional clarity can be less than 2 carats but the larger the stone the better the effect. So if you’re looking for a strong dose of Venus, you might want to consider something in a larger carat size if your budget allows. White Sapphires are some of the few Sapphires that come in large sizes so you can even find untreated stones in excess of 10 carats and occasionally even as high as 15 carats!
What shape of White Sapphire is best?
The shape of the stone you get is not as important as the quality of the cutting of the stone. The shapes can be round, oval, square, rectangle, triangular, pear, etc. The stones should be cut symmetrically so that the bottom point or line of the stone is located centrally under the table (the central face of the stone). Stones should also not be overly shallow, where there is a window of transparency through the center. Gemstones should be cut to enhance the energy of the stone so the cut should be brilliant and pleasing.
