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Many people are not aware that sapphires come in all colors of the rainbow. Sapphire is most commonly thought of as the "blue gem" but in fact is available in all hues including vibrant pinks, canary yellows, purple and green. It also comes in blood red, in which case it is called Ruby. Sapphire and ruby are actually just different varieties of the same gem material -- corundum. When corundum is not red, it is called sapphire and designated by it's color, i.e. blue sapphire, pink sapphire, etc.

With aggressive sapphire mining taking place in many locations around the world and with recent advances in cutting and treating sapphire to bring out its full potential for beauty, manufacturers now have a full pallet of color to work with in designing fabulous rainbow sapphire jewelry.

On today's market you will see many styles of rainbow sapphire jewelry from rings made with a few larger distinct sapphire colors, to line bracelets showing the entire graduating spectrum of color from one end to the other. Small bright round sapphires are used for pave work and larger rounds and princess cuts are popular in channel settings in gold and platinum.

With bold colors playing a more prominent place in fashion today, rainbow sapphire jewelry is a great way to make a unique and fashion-forward statement. Not only is rainbow sapphire jewelry beautiful, but it is interesting and fresh.

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