Blue stones that are used in the manufacture of jewelry, amulets and talismans vary in price and properties. The most valuable of the blue stones is sapphire, but there are minerals very similar to it.
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Instructions
Step 1
The most famous and valuable blue gem is the sapphire. This mineral can also be blue, green, yellow, orange, and pink. The most expensive are pure stones that do not have inclusions of a different color. In ancient times, sapphires were used as amulets and as a means of protection against many diseases.
Step 2
A cheaper, but no less famous blue stone is lapis lazuli. This is an ornamental decorative stone that is highly valued in folk medicine. It is believed that lapis lazuli is able to save its owner from many diseases, for this it is enough to regularly look at the stone or wear it near a diseased organ.
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Tanzanite is relatively new, but popular in the world of precious gemstones. The color of this mineral ranges from greenish blue, shade of aqua, to purple and sapphire blue. In folk medicine, tanzanite is used as a treatment for the eyes and skin.
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Not so widely known, but very beautiful mineral is iolite. This stone is capable of changing blue to purple, while the final colors vary so much that it is almost impossible to fake the stone. Some specimens of iolite, due to their deep blue color, are used to imitate sapphire.
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Most aquamarines are pure blue, greenish blue, or yellow, but piercing blue specimens can also be found. Due to its physical properties, aquamarine is very difficult to counterfeit, the stone can change its color depending on the angle of view and lighting.
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Tourmaline is also distinguished by the richness of its colors and shades. Green specimens are most common, but blue stones are also found. Tourmaline is distinguished by its high density and bright glassy luster, which betrays the volcanic origin of the mineral. Some minerals are capable of drastically changing their color depending on the intensity and nature of the lighting.
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After firing, some zircons acquire blue and blue hues, such stones are called "starlites". But when choosing jewelry with this mineral, one should avoid too bright colors and opacities, this is a sign of an increased radiation background of the stone, normal jewelry zircon should be transparent. Zircon is sometimes passed off as a diamond, but it is very easy to distinguish a fake due to the much greater fragility of the former.
