Burma Sapphire Inclusions

The richness and consistency of the color and the velvety texture is due in part to fine rutile silk inclusions that disperse light.

Burma sapphire inclusions.

Completely untreated it displays a vivid royal blue with remarkable saturation. Eye clean pieces are extremely rare and highly valuable. Short rutile also sometimes referred to as the burmese silk is the most common inclusion. Fine specks are considered okay as a stone found without any inclusions is incredibly rare to find.

Generally more prominent are the inclusions lower will be the quality. Being a type ii clarity gemstone burmese sapphires are bound to have some inclusions. Photo courtesy of apsara co uk. Oct 23 2015 inclusion gallery inclusions in unheated sapphire from kashmir india inclusions in unheated sapphire from madagascar inclusions in unheated sapphire from sri lanka ceylon inclusions in unheated sapphire from burma myanmar inclusions in unheated ruby from mogok burma myanmar inclusions in unheated ruby from afghanistan inclusions in unheated ruby from namya burma.

Folded fluid feathers and fingerprints are the most common inclusions in unheated burma sapphires. The 5 09 ct blue sapphire from mogok burma shown above is such a gem. However that said the stones with higher class of clarity are definitely going to priced higher as opposed to ones with milky and specked appearance. The key difference between burma and ceylon sapphires is saturation with those from burma possessing much more color in the stone.

The particles give the stone a sleepy or hazy appearance which is common to sapphires from kanchanaburi thailand. Circular inclusions resembling fish eggs found in a beryllium treated blue sapphire inclusion with newly formed healing feather due to decomposition and melting of a inclusion. The minor inclusions seen in your burmese blue sapphire are natural. The best display a rich intense slightly violetish blue but some are quite light similar to those from sri lanka.

Microscopic particle inclusions with straight colour banding in a heat treated thai blue sapphire. Mining of burma sapphire gemstone the burma sapphires are formed in the igneous rocks that undergo contact and regional metamorphosis.