Purple Sapphires too!
September 25th, 2025 by Jenny SweaneyThere’s one more color of fancy sapphire you need to know about, and it’s purple! Purple sapphire is just as hard as blue Sapphire. Sapphire is the gem name for the mineral corundum. Corundum is so hard they crush it and add it to saws and papers to make intense industrial sanders. It’s also used in industrial bearings, electronics, and as scratch-resistant crystals for watches. If you love purple, then you already know about Amethyst, which is February’s gorgeous birthstone. Gorgeous and purple, yes. But Amethyst is also only a medium hard gem. In rings it gets abraded. So if you’d like to wear a purple gem in an engagement ring or ring you wear all the time, purple Sapphire is a wonderful choice.
Tags: fancy sapphire, gem education, purple, Rare Gems, Sapphire
