Buy blue apatite gemstone.
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Apatite is composed of calcium phosphate the same material that makes up our teeth and bones.
For lighter toned blue gemstones a somewhat better clarity grade will improve the gem s appearance.
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There s an array of blue gemstones waiting to be adorned.
In hindu astrology the blue stone is a birthstone for sagittarius.
This blue semi precious stone was first discovered in greenland in 1811 and was named after its sodium content.
It is imperative that you would think of sapphire when we say blue gemstones but wait.
Apatite is the defining mineral for 5 on the mohs scale and it is known to occur in a wide variety of colors including a paraiba like blue green.
Sapphire is a gem variety of the mineral corundum when corundum is reddish blue to violet blue it is known simply as sapphire corundums of any other color except red which is ruby are known as fancy sapphire.
Clarity grades have much less importance in blue gemstones than in colorless stones.
The most common blue stone is a sapphire however the deep blue color can also be found in other gemstones such as kyanite lapis lazuli and zircon.
Blue gemstones make a smart edgy jewelry bright and possibly avant garde.
Apatite is normally untreated but one.
On the basis of dollars spent in the united states sapphire is the most popular blue stone and the third most popular colored stone after emerald and ruby.
There are also much lighter or softer blue stones with the most common of the lighter stones being topaz and aquamarine.
A complete list of blue gemstones with amazing pictures.
Although it is a very common mineral gem quality materials are extremely rare.