Yellow Sapphires : Important Things You Need To Know
Chemical Formula AL2O3
Color Yellow
Hardness 9
Crystal System Hexagonal
Refractive Index 1.76 – 1.77
Specific Gravity 3.9 – 4.1
Transparency Transparent to Opaque
Double Refraction 0.0008
Luster Vitreous to adamantine
Cleavage None, but may exhibit parting
Mineral Class Corundum
Yellow Sapphire known as Pukhraj in Hindi and Pushyaraga in Sanskrit. Yellow Sapphire is the most precious and valuable yellow gemstone.
It is a very desirable gemstone due to its excellent color, hardness, durability, and luster. In the gem trade, Sapphire without any color prefix refers to the blue variety of the mineral Corundum.
However, the term Sapphire encompasses all other gem varieties and colors of Corundum as well, excluding Ruby, the red variety of Corundum, which has its own name since antiquity.
Who can wear?
Consultation with astrologer before wearing as per their birth details is necessary. On General Sagittarius & Pisces zodiac, born people can wear Yellow Sapphire.
Vaastu Direction:
North
Gemstone Enemies:
Emerald, Diamond and all their respective alternative gemstones.
Alternate (Semi-precious) to Yellow Sapphire:
Use of alternate gemstone should be, when one cannot afford precious gemstone like yellow sapphire. The effects of semi-precious gemstones will last less compared to precious gemstones.
Yellow topaz, yellow scapolite, heliodor
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