{"id":102530,"date":"2021-07-01T12:40:39","date_gmt":"2021-07-01T10:40:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cipollagioielli.com\/lo-zaffiro-una-pietra-sorpendente\/"},"modified":"2023-05-14T19:21:55","modified_gmt":"2023-05-14T17:21:55","slug":"sapphire-a-surprising-stone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cipollagioielli.com\/en\/sapphire-a-surprising-stone\/","title":{"rendered":"Sapphire, a surprising stone!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The blue variety of corundum is called <strong>SAPPHIRE<\/strong>, a stone known and loved since ancient times,<br \/>\nused as a talisman and as a symbol of union with the divine.<br \/>\nIts deep and velvety appearance has always fascinated those who observe it.<\/p>\n<p>The classic blue color represents the distinctive and most sought-after hue of this beautiful <strong>stone<\/strong> but <strong>natural sapphire<\/strong> exists in a wide range of colors all commonly identified in the<strong> FANCY sapphire<\/strong> category and specified by the name <strong>&#8220;sapphire&#8221;<\/strong> followed by the colour:<\/p>\n<p><strong>WHITE SAPPHIRE<\/strong> is the most common.<br \/>\nUsed alone or in a composition of several gems.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>PURPLE SAPPHIRE,<\/li>\n<li>PINK SAPPHIRE<\/li>\n<li>ORANGE SAPPHIRE<\/li>\n<li>GREEN SAPPHIRE<\/li>\n<li>YELLOW SAPPHIRE<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Fancy sapphires<\/strong>, although not included among the so-called &#8220;classic&#8221; precious stones (ruby, emerald, blue sapphire) are <strong>NATURAL SAPPHIRE<\/strong> and therefore no less fascinating or precious, on the contrary, some of these are very rare and highly sought after such as the famous Padparadscha (in Sinhalese it means lotus flower), wonderful <strong>stones<\/strong> of an intense pink-orange appreciated by stars and crowned heads.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fancy sapphires<\/strong> can also be used in beautiful color combinations, as in our newly produced Rainbow jewels.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-102530 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cipollagioielli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/zaffiro-una-pietra-sorpendente-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"gioielleria palermo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cipollagioielli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/zaffiro-una-pietra-sorpendente-2.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.cipollagioielli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/zaffiro-una-pietra-sorpendente-2-39x39.jpg 39w, https:\/\/www.cipollagioielli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/zaffiro-una-pietra-sorpendente-2-18x18.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.cipollagioielli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/zaffiro-una-pietra-sorpendente-2-25x25.jpg 25w, https:\/\/www.cipollagioielli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/zaffiro-una-pietra-sorpendente-2-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.cipollagioielli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/zaffiro-una-pietra-sorpendente-2-64x64.jpg 64w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" title=\"gioielleria palermo\">\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cipollagioielli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/zaffiro-una-pietra-sorpendente-3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"gioielleria palermo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cipollagioielli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/zaffiro-una-pietra-sorpendente-3.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.cipollagioielli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/zaffiro-una-pietra-sorpendente-3-39x39.jpg 39w, https:\/\/www.cipollagioielli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/zaffiro-una-pietra-sorpendente-3-18x18.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.cipollagioielli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/zaffiro-una-pietra-sorpendente-3-25x25.jpg 25w, https:\/\/www.cipollagioielli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/zaffiro-una-pietra-sorpendente-3-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.cipollagioielli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/zaffiro-una-pietra-sorpendente-3-64x64.jpg 64w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" title=\"gioielleria palermo\">\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Variations and nuances of color are also a beautiful characteristic of <strong>Blue sapphire<\/strong> which can appear in a very pale tint or in a deep indigo, passing through a pastel blue to <em>navy blue<\/em> up to the <em>Cornflower<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-60915 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cipollagioielli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/zaffiro-una-pietra-sorpendente-4.jpg\" alt=\"gioielleria palermo\" width=\"1024\" height=\"988\" title=\"gioielleria palermo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cipollagioielli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/zaffiro-una-pietra-sorpendente-4.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cipollagioielli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/zaffiro-una-pietra-sorpendente-4-39x39.jpg 39w, https:\/\/www.cipollagioielli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/zaffiro-una-pietra-sorpendente-4-18x18.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.cipollagioielli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/zaffiro-una-pietra-sorpendente-4-25x25.jpg 25w, https:\/\/www.cipollagioielli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/zaffiro-una-pietra-sorpendente-4-600x579.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.cipollagioielli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/zaffiro-una-pietra-sorpendente-4-64x62.jpg 64w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The <em>blue sapphire<\/em> is also a symbol of faithful love, making it perfect as an <strong>engagement ring<\/strong>.<br \/>\nIn any case, when choosing a sapphire we always advise not to be guided by price or value but by personal taste and the emotion that this suggestive stone is able to convey.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-60916 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cipollagioielli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/zaffiro-una-pietra-sorpendente-5.jpg\" alt=\"gioielleria palermo\" width=\"919\" height=\"1024\" title=\"gioielleria palermo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cipollagioielli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/zaffiro-una-pietra-sorpendente-5.jpg 919w, https:\/\/www.cipollagioielli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/zaffiro-una-pietra-sorpendente-5-600x669.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.cipollagioielli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/zaffiro-una-pietra-sorpendente-5-64x71.jpg 64w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 919px) 100vw, 919px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For any further information we are at your disposal.<br \/>\nPlease contact us.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The blue variety of corundum is called SAPPHIRE, a stone known and loved since ancient times, used as a talisman and as a symbol of union with the divine. Its deep and velvety appearance has always fascinated those who observe it. The classic blue color represents the distinctive and most sought-after hue of this beautiful [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2249,"featured_media":94185,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[944],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-102530","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cipollagioielli.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102530","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cipollagioielli.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cipollagioielli.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cipollagioielli.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2249"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cipollagioielli.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=102530"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cipollagioielli.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102530\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cipollagioielli.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/94185"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cipollagioielli.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=102530"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cipollagioielli.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=102530"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cipollagioielli.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=102530"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}