SAPPHIRELOVE, MERCY, VICTORY, TRUTH |
WORD ORIGIN | LATIN SAPPHIRUS: BLUE |
MINERAL | BLUE CORUNDUM |
FORMULA | Al2O3 |
COLOR SOURCE | TRACE AMOUNTS IRON, TITANIUM |
LUSTER | VITREOUS |
STREAK | NONE |
HARDNESS | 9 |
DENSITY | 4.0 |
LORE | 10 Commandments given to Moses engraved on tablets of sapphire |
HISTORY | Sapphire from St. Edward the Confessor 1042 A.D. now in British Crown Jewels |
SEPTEMBER SENTIMENTS |
GUARDIAN ANGEL | TSURIEL |
HIS TALISMANIC GEM | JACINTH |
SPECIAL APOSTLE | THADDEUS |
HIS GEM | CHRYSOPRASE |
SPECIAL FLOWER | MORNING GLORY |