0.9″ Star Sapphire Gemstone Sphere SPG121

Sapphire is the Birthstone for September

Here’s is a brilliant sapphire sphere.

It is gemmy and has two stars, one on each of the “poles”. The stars are best visible in bright sunlight. They appear like bright spots but they have rays visible when slightly rocking the sphere.

The sphere is generally dark but when viewed in sunlight it comes alive. There are also small specks of hematite.

Origin: This sapphire sphere comes from India and  has a very good polish.

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The sphere has a 0.9″ diameter or about 22.9 mm and it weighs about 25.1g.

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Price: $145.00.

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0.76″ Star Sapphire Gemstone Sphere SPG122

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Sapphire is the Birthstone for September

Here’s is a brilliant sapphire sphere.

It is gemmy and has two stars, one on each of the “poles”. The stars are best visible in bright sunlight. They appear like bright spots but they have rays visible when slightly rocking the sphere.

The sphere is generally dark but when viewed in sunlight it comes alive. There are also small specks of hematite.

Origin: This sapphire sphere comes from India and  has a very good polish.

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The sphere has a 0.76″ diameter or about 19.3 mm and it weighs about 15.5g.

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Price: $95.00.

 

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0.85″ Star Sapphire Gemstone Sphere SPG123

Sapphire is the Birthstone for September

Here’s is a brilliant sapphire sphere.

It is gemmy and has two stars, one on each of the “poles”. The stars are best visible in bright sunlight. They appear like bright spots but they have rays visible when slightly rocking the sphere.

The sphere is generally dark but when viewed in sunlight it comes alive. There are also small specks of hematite.

Origin: This sapphire sphere comes from India and  has a very good polish.

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It has 0.85″ diameter or about 21.8 mm and it weighs about 15.5g.

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Price: $130.00.

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1.76″ Star Sapphire Gemstone Sphere SPG61

Sapphire is the Birthstone for September

Here’s is a brilliant sapphire sphere.

It is gemmy, very chatoyant and has two stars, one on each of the “poles”. The stars are best visible in bright sunlight. They appear like bright spots but they have rays visible when slightly rocking the sphere.

The sphere is generally black and dark grey but when viewed in sunlight one can also see some pinkish/gray. There are also small specks of hematite.

Origin: This sapphire sphere comes from India and  has a very good polish.

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The sphere has a 1.76″ diameter or about 44.9 mm and it weighs about 180.8g or 904 ct.

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Price: $665.00.

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0.94″ Star Ruby Sphere India SPG77

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Ruby is the Birthstone for July

This star ruby sphere is a little darling!  Usually the stars in these stones show as very bright spots under a strong light source (like sunlight) and do not show well in the photos.

This ruby sphere has a beautiful wine color and it is very chatoyant. It has 0.94″ diameter (23.9 mm) and it weighs about 28.7 g (143.5 ct).

Origin: The stone comes from India.

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Price: $165.00.

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0.91″ Star Ruby Sphere India SPG119

Ruby is the Birthstone for July

This star ruby sphere is a little darling!  Usually the stars in these stones show as very bright spots under a strong light source (like sunlight) and do not show well in the photos.

This ruby sphere has a beautiful wine color and it is very chatoyant. It has 0.91″ diameter (23 mm) and it weighs about 24.8 g.

Origin: The stone comes from India.

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Price: $145.00.

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1.34″ Sapphire n Ruby Corundum Sphere SPG58

Sapphire is the Birthstone for September and Ruby for July

Here’s is a brilliant corundum sphere. It is a combination of blue sapphire and ruby and it is very chatoyant and unusual. Sapphire is basically any color corundum except red. Red corundum is ruby.

This corundum sphere is gemmy and has wonderful colors like red, purplish red, and (hard to describe) bluish/grayish purple. The photos were taken in bright sunlight.

Origin: The stone comes from India. The sphere was also made in India and it has a very good polish. There are very minor imperfections.

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The sphere has a 1.34″ diameter or about 34 mm and it weighs about 81.7 g or 408.5 ct.

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Price: $385.00.

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2.24″ Ruby n Kyanite Corundum Sphere SPG98

Birthstone for July is Ruby

This ruby and kyanite sphere is mostly ruby with a beautiful purplish color. It has some kyanite (blue) and a little hematite (black).

The sphere was made in India and it is of excellent workmanship. The photos were taken in bright sunlight.

Origin: India.

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The sphere has a 2.24″ diameter or about 56.9mm and it weighs about 13oz.

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Price: $235.00.

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1.59″ Star Ruby Sphere Gemstone Ball SPG83

Ruby is the Birthstone for July

Here’s is an absolutely brilliant ruby sphere.

It has a wonderful purplish/red color and it is very chatoyant. It also has hematite inclusions and bright star-like double spots on opposite sides that move around as one rotates the ball.

The sphere also has tons of glittering concentric circles. There are insignificant fractures (do not affect the integrity of the ball) and surface imperfections including a 5.3mm wide chip (price is discounted to reflect those imperfections. See more photos of this sphere.

This ruby sphere has about 1.59″ diameter (40.6 mm) and it weighs about 699 ct (139.8 g).

Origin: The sphere was made in India.

Price: $490.00.

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1.53″ Star Ruby Sphere Gemstone Ball SPG105

Ruby is the Birthstone for July

This ruby sphere is just wonderful.

It has a beautiful wine (purplish/red) color and it is very chatoyant. It also has hematite inclusions and bright star-like spots on opposite sides that move around as one rotates the ball.

The sphere also has beautiful glittering concentric circles.

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This ruby sphere has about 1.53″ diameter (39 mm) and it weighs about 629 ct (125 g).

Origin: The sphere was made in India and its workmanship is excellent. There are insignificant fractures mostly present in corundum spheres.

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Price: $590.00.

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1.8″ Ruby in Feldspar Sphere SPG48

Ruby is the birthstones for July

Here’s an attractive ruby in feldspar sphere with large fuchsia color gemmy ruby crystals.

This ruby sphere was made in India and its workmanship is very good.

It has very minor uneven feel to it due to the dissimilar hardness of the materials (ruby is a very hard stone). The polish is great.

The approximate weight of this ruby sphere is 5.4 oz, and it measures about 1.8″ in diameter or 45.7 mm.

Origin: India. See more photos of this sphere.

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Price: $75.00.

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1.75″ Ruby in Feldspar Shiva Lingam SPG69

Ruby is the birthstones for July

Here’s a very elegant ruby in feldspar shiva lingam. Shiva lingam is not a sphere not an egg; it is a symbol of the Hindu religion. In this case, it is also a gorgeous little stone.

The rubies are gemmy and have a wonderful purplish/pinkish color.

This ruby lingam was made in India and its workmanship is very good. There is a slight uneven feel to its due to the difference in hardness of feldspar and ruby.

The approximate weight of this ruby sphere is 2.2 oz, and it measures about 1.75″ in diameter or 49.9 mm.

Origin: India. See more photos of this shiva lingam.

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Price: $55.00.

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2.9″ Ruby Zoisite Sphere Tanzania Gemstone SPG89

This ruby zoisite sphere is gorgeous and a great collectors’ item. Dale made it from a chunk of high quality ruby zoisite rough stone from Tanzania.

It has just perfect colorations in purplish red (ruby), green (zoisite) and black (hornblende). There are translucent, almost clear) sections with specs of zoisite, visible in one of the photos.

The sphere shines like glass. The rubies do not shine as much since they are the hardest of the three minerals.

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The rubies are fluorescent and look great under the black light.  They glow dark red under Long Wave UV.

Its approximate weight is 1.4lbs, and it measures about 2.9″ in diameter (73.8 mm).

Origin: The rough stone comes from Tanzania.

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Price: $265.00.

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1.6″ Ruby in Granite Sphere SPG13

Ruby is the birthstones for July

There are rubies all over this ball including a large one you can see in the photo below. The matrix is granite.

The rubies are gemmy and have a wonderful purplish red color. The sphere was made in India and its workmanship is very good.

There are unavoidable surface imperfections. This is due to the difference in hardness of the rubies which are very hard and the granite.

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The approximate weight of this ruby sphere is 4.5 oz, and it measures about 1.66″ in diameter or 42.3 mm.

Origin: India. Shipping is free in the USA. For other countries there are various options. Please see Store Policies.

Price: $95.00.

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