| Information | Large sapphires almost have the same value as a small diamond. Valuable sapphires called the star sapphires reflect light in starlike ways. Ancient people might have regarded sapphire as a love charm. Long ago, the best sapphires were found in Kashmir (an area in northern India. Currently, the best sapphires are found in Burma amd Thailand. Sapphires from Sri Lanka are often pale. Ausralian sapphires are deep blue color in natural light, but seems to be black in artificial light. They have less value than Kashmir stones because of this. |