Fracture-filled, cavity-filled, or dyed material should only be cleaned with a damp cloth. Ultrasonic and steam cleaners are usually safe for untreated, heat-treated, and lattice diffusion-treated stones. The choice is ultimately yours For example, a person born on July 14 will have ruby as a month birthstone, agate and beryl as Cancer zodiac sign birthstones, sapphire as guardian angel birthstone, and topaz as special apostle birth gem.

Cleaning: Warm, soapy water is always safe. Each person has a choice of at least 4 birthstones that can be worn separately or combined.

Fracture-filled, cavity-filled, and dyed stones can be damaged by even mild acids like lemon juice. A sapphire jubilee occurs after 65 years. The boric acid powder will etch the surface of even untreated stones. Sapphire is the birthstone for September and the gem of the 45th anniversary.

Stability: Corundum is stable under normal wearing conditions, which means it’s resistant to the effects of heat, light, and common chemicals.

Treatment: Heat: Most commonly improves color and/or clarity appearance, Lattice diffusion: heating to very high temperature in the presence of coloring agent, Fracture/ Cavity Filling: Improves clarity appearance by hiding fractures filling with epoxy resin or glass, and Dyed.

India, Nigeria, and Pakistan: Blue Sapphire.

Sources: Australia, Madagascar, Myanmar( Burma), Sri Lanka, Tanzania & Thailand: Blue and Fancy Sapphire.

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