Unheated Blue Sapphire Inclusions

Inclusions found in unheated / untreated blue sapphires...

Inclusions in unheated / untreated sapphire

Rutile silk, guest crystals and liquid fingerprints in an unheated blue sapphire from Mogok.

Inclusions in unheated / untreated sapphire

Rounded calcite guest crystals in an unheated blue sapphire from Mogok.

Inclusions in unheated / untreated sapphire

Liquid fingerprint (secondary) inclusion in an unheated Mogok blue sapphire.

Inclusions in unheated / untreated sapphire

Guest crystals in an untreated Burmese sapphire.

Inclusions in unheated / untreated sapphire

Liquid fingerprints and guest crystals in an unheated Mogok blue sapphire. Note the two-phase liquid inclusions containing a gas bubble in the centre of the picture.

Inclusions in unheated / untreated sapphire

Guest crystals and rutile silk in unheated blue sapphire from Mogok.

Inclusions in unheated / untreated sapphire

A multitude of tiny guest crystals in an unheated Burmese blue sapphire.

Unheated Blue Sapphire

A fingerprint inclusion showing the iridescent colours in an unheated Mogok blue sapphire.

Inclusions in unheated / untreated sapphire

Rutile silk in an unheated blue sapphire from Sri Lanka. The iridescent colours in this picture can be seen when viewing these inclusions with a fibre optic light.

Inclusions in unheated / untreated sapphire

Rutile silk in an unheated Sri Lanka blue sapphire. The iridescent colours clearly visible in this picture. If the stone is heated to high temperatures, these inclusions will dissolve or partially dissolve and become distorted. The interference colours would also no longer be visible.

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