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Yellow Sapphire

Yellow sapphire is a bright fancy sapphire coloured by iron or colour centres. Fine unheated Sri Lankan lemon-gold stones are excellent value; beware fading irradiated material and undisclosed beryllium diffusion.

Colour
yellow

Transparency
Transparent

RI
1.762–1.770

SG
3.95–4.10

Mohs
9.0

Birthstone
July · September

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