Blue sapphire stone is a precious gemstone that is mostly on everyone’s wish list. Its durability, brilliance, and deep blue hue attract people the most. Being one of the most popular gemstones in the market, it is common to encounter imitation copies.
If you want to buy blue sapphire jewelry but are doubtful about the stone's authenticity, you can use it to identify the difference between a real and a fake gemstone.
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Let’s talk about Sapphires
Sapphire, the birthstone of September, holds 9th rank on the Mohs scale of mineral hardness. Sapphires are renowned for their mesmerizing inky blue hue, that’s kind of fascinating. Isn’t it?
Most people think that sapphire is commonly found in blue color, but this stone can be found in many other eye-catching hues such as green, yellow, pink, and orange.
Sapphire has stolen everyone’s heart. People are going gaga over this blue sparkler, it’s a popular choice among royals and commoners too.
And, it’s quite disheartening if you buy a fake one at a real one’s price. So, some steps are mentioned below that are quite easy and it will surely help you to find out whether your stone is authentic or not.
So, without any further ado, let’s begin!
Ways To Check The Authenticity Of a Blue Sapphire Gemstone
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Check the color of gem
This is one of the easiest ways to find out whether your gem is fake or not. A fake sapphire is probably treated with lead glass fillings. A real blue sapphire will have a deep color with a transparent appearance. So, the easiest method to check if your blue sapphire is authentic or not is to just check it under bright light. And, if you notice an uneven distribution of colors, it means the gem is a fake one.
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Look for flaws and inclusion
To perform this test, you can use a jeweler’s magnifying glass and inspect it closely with 10x magnification. Real blue sapphires form with tiny particles of other materials, so make sure to check small flaws and inclusions. These flaws and inclusions are a good indication of real sapphire. On the other hand, Lab-created or (fake) sapphires do not have flaws and inclusions within the stone.
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Perform the breath test
This test is also considered a fog test. To make your sapphire fog up, take it and blow on it. Keep track of the amount of time it takes for the fog to begin to clear and to disappear completely. While artificial or fake sapphires may take up to five seconds to clear up, natural stones should clear up in just one or two seconds.
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Look for air bubbles
Lab-created blue sapphires are usually from glass that undergoes a process to make the exact form of natural sapphires. As they are glass, some tiny air bubbles remain within the stone after they form. While looking closely at the stone, if there are any bubbles inside the sapphire then it might be a fake one.
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Use the scratch test
This test generally affects the lab created sapphire, so be aware. In case you have two sapphires, one is a natural one and the other one is synthetic. FYI, gemstones with equal hardness levels can’t scratch each other.
On scratching both the gems, if the real one leaves scratch on the other one. It’s quite evident, that the second one is not authentic. -
Perform the light test
To perform this, turn off the lights in a room and throw a flashlight on the stone. If the blue sapphire stone is real then it will only reflect light with the same color on the rainbow spectrum as the stone. On the other hand, a fake one will reflect other colors besides the color of the gemstone.
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Ending Note
And there we have it, hope these steps help you out! It’s important to verify that your sapphire is authentic or not. While all the home tests are quite fun and often are informative too, we would suggest the best way to figure out whether your stone is natural or not, head to the local jeweler to get some expert opinion.
We’ve compelled all the tests that you can do at home in rather detailing. Stay tuned for much more informative blogs.
