The majority of pink sapphires on the market today have been heat-treated in some way to improve their color and/or clarity. Heat treatment in a gas or electric furnace is now a standard practice in the gem industry.
Pink sapphire can be found in a number of other locations around the world, including Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Australia, and Tanzania.
There is a belief that pink sapphire crystals can strengthen the emotional well-being of the person wearing jewelry made with the gems by removing emotional obstacles from the wearer’s past and releasing painful or distressing experiences. Removing these blockages may allow the person to experience more positive energy, promoting emotional healing.
Sapphires have been referred to as gemstones of truth and honesty, enabling people to make better and more beneficial decisions in their lives.
Sapphires are crystals of the mineral corundum, made up mostly of atoms of aluminum and oxygen in a 2 to 3 ratio (Al203). The chemical bonds of aluminum and oxygen are particularly tight, making sapphire one of the hardest minerals known, with a rating of 9 out of 10 on the Mohs Scale of Hardness. Sapphire is second only to diamond in hardness.
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