Chemical Properties of Yellow Sapphire | Buy Pukhraj Online

Posted by Bhuvnesh Aggarwal on March 23rd, 2018

GemKart : The Pukhraj is most demanding Astrology Gemstone due to its benefits and astrological properties. This further increases the price of Yellow Sapphire Stone. Yellow sapphire is the third hardest organic mineral after diamond (10 on Mohs scale) and Moissanite (9.5 on Mohs scale). And hardness of yellow sapphire is 9 on Mohs scale. The all Sapphires belong to the Corundum mineral family. It is considered as the most auspicious and beneficial stone out of all organic minerals and holds the power of planet Jupiter. As we know that the Jupiter is the heaviest planet in the solar system.

The sapphires mainly are variety of the mineral corundum, an aluminum oxide (Al2O3). It is typically blue, but natural sapphires also occur in yellow, purple, orange, and green colors. This variety in color is due to trace amounts of elements such as iron, titanium, chromium, copper, or magnesium. The only color which sapphire cannot be is red – as red colored corundum is called Ruby. Significant sapphire deposits are found in Eastern Australia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, China (Shandong), Madagascar, East Africa, and in North America in a few locations, mostly in Montana.

Yellow Sapphires / Pukhraj are mined from alluvial deposits or from primary underground workings. Commercial mining locations for sapphire include the following countries: Afghanistan, Australia, Myanmar/Burma, Cambodia, China, Colombia, India, Kenya, Laos, Madagascar, Malawi, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, United States, and Vietnam.

Sapphires from different geographic locations may have different appearances or chemical-impurity concentrations, and tend to contain different types of microscopic inclusions. Because of this, sapphires can be divided into three broad categories: classic metamorphic, non-classic metamorphic or magmatic, and classic magmatic.

The two main forms of Pukhraj are Citrine and Yellow Topaz:

• Citrine is a kind of quartz, which is extracted from the earth in pale yellow to brown shade of color. Citrine is also called as 'Merchant's stone' and is believed to enhance the cash flow and sale. With the healing properties like cleansing and eliminating poisons in digestive and endocrine system, relieving depression, increases self esteem and provides joy and love to the wearer, this stone proves to be a substitute for Pukhraj stone.

• Yellow Topaz is a magnificent gemstone composed of Aluminum Silicate with hydroxide and fluoride ions. Found colorless in its perfect state, this gemstone is available in a plethora of different hues or shades. Yellow Topaz is one of the rarest and beneficial as compared to other variants of this gemstone. The Yellow Topaz / Pukhraj is related to Benefits of Pukhraj (Yellow Sapphire) for its beneficial properties like mental and physical health, lustrous appearance and hardness to an extent. Out of its various beneficial applications, this stone comes with the healing properties to cure liver problems, chronic memory loss, insomnia, aggressiveness, and jaundice.

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