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All corundum (aluminium oxides) that is not red is called sapphire. The word sapphire comes from the Greek ‘sappheiros’ meaning blue. However, sapphire does not occur only in blue color. Sapphires can be yellow, green, brown, purple or pink, depending on the presence of various types of minerals. For example, the presence of chromium produces pink sapphire and the presence of iron produces yellow and green sapphires.
Sapphires are mainly found in Sri Lanka, India and Burma. Indian sapphires come from Kashmir. They are cornflower blue in color and are regarded as the finest blue sapphires. Sri Lankan sapphires are the most common and are typically light to medium blue in color. The majority of fancy-colored sapphires available in the jewelry industry are from Sri Lanka. The most common of these fancy sapphires are yellow, or golden, and pink in color. The pinkish orange ones are the rarest and most expensive.
Sapphires are also found in Thailand and Australia, and they are dark blue in color. The gems obtained from these two countries generally belong to the category of the inexpensive to average priced range of sapphire gems in the jewelry market. Montana is the only important source of sapphires in the United States. The sapphire produced is of an attractive metallic blue in color. China, Kenya, Tanzania and Nigeria have recently also become sources of sapphires.
Most of the sapphire gems being sold today have had their color enhanced, most commonly by heating. The purpose of heat treatment is to enrich the color and improve the stone’s clarity. With this method of treatment, colorless or paled-colored stones can be turned into brilliant blue or yellow ones. Depending on the original material and the type of heating process, heat treatments of gemstones can produce a variety of results. For example, sapphires that have rutile (titanium dioxide) crystals can be treated by heating and then being cooled rapidly. This would result in the rutile crystals dissolving into the corundum and the gemstone becomes clearer. Colorless or pale-colored stones after undergoing heating without the presence of oxygen would turn to rich blue color. However, if these stones are being heated in the presence of oxygen, they would turn into intense yellow color. Most yellow sapphires have been treated in this manner.
Sapphires have been of great significance to past societies. For example, the Mystical Jews considered the blue gemstones as a secret message from the beyond. The Persians believed that the world is resting on a giant sapphire and the sky is a reflection of the color of the stone. In Europe, during the Middle Ages, sapphires were believed to be an antidote against poisons. Although sapphires occur in a wide variety of colors, traditionally blue has been the most popular and valuable. The blue sapphire gem was widely used in jewelry of royalty and was considered the most appropriate stone for ecclesiastical rings. It is known to be the bestower of truth and good health.
Gemstones are considered beautiful, rare and durable. The beauty of a gemstone is undiminished with time. A gemstone could sparkle as brightly many years from now. It has lasting value and is well liked by many. Hence, beautiful pieces of gemstone jewelry are created and widely used for personal adornment as well as gifts for friends and loved ones. Presenting these beautiful items as gifts is always well loved and cherished.
Sapphire is the birthstone for the month of September. As such, a piece of jewelry with this gemstone makes a perfect elegant birthday present for those who were born in that month. Sapphire is also the anniversary stone for the 5th and 45th year. A piece of jewelry with this gemstone can also be a great anniversary present in these years. You will be amazed how this beautiful gemstone can be made into different jewelry items such as rings, bracelets, earrings, necklaces, brooches and pendants. With such a wide variety of items, you will never experience any shortage of gift ideas.
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Experience the Spiritual Serenity of Myanmar
This article highlights the largest country geographically in mainland Southeast Asia; a Buddhist country lying between the Tropic of Cancer and the Equator. It is a naturalist’s delight with many bird species, home to tigers, leopards and elephants and was formerly known as Burma. You have probably guessed by now that our newsletter is focusing on Myanmar.
The largest city of Yangon, or Rangoon, is situated in Lower Myanmar between the Yangon and Bago rivers. It remains relatively undeveloped with leafy avenues and colonial architecture from its British Colonial past, which makes English widely spoken as the second language, after Burmese. Trishaws are still a means of public transport in the townships. Yangon is busiest during the Pagoda festivals from November to March when the city is frequented by pilgrims from all over the country. Even if you are not here during Pagoda festival season, a visit to the splendid golden Shwedagon Pagoda is a unique experience. An atmosphere of calm spirituality shrouds the Singuttara Hill on which it stands and while children play and monks sit on the steps in their robes chatting, others are deep in prayer at one of the many shrines.
Better known is the city of Mandalay in the center of the country. Immortalized by Rudyard Kipling, and sung about by Sinatra, it is known as the Golden City, which immediately makes one curious to visit. It is the economic hub of Myanmar, known best for its millionaires, monks and the Royal Palace, which is a sight to behold. The complex has several queen’s chambers, a moat, shady gardens, sheds for elephants, throne halls and a monastery. The vermilion-colored buildings with their golden dragon-edged roofs will take your breath away.
Cruises down the Irrawaddy River from Mandalay take visitors past the 2500 year old civilization which lines the banks. Some 94 miles (150 km) further south, the city of Bagan has the amazing sight of some 2200 Buddhist pagodas lining the riverbank, so crowded together that they become a forest of spires, chedi and pinnacles. Although much of this city has fallen victim to fires and earthquakes, what remains is still one of the world’s greatest archeological sites.
Yet another side to Myanmar is Lake Inle, some120 miles (192 km) south east of Myanmar. A world away from the congested cities, the tribal people live on man-made floating islands which are anchored to the lakebed by bamboo poles which eventually take root. The civilization, about the size of Manhattan, is in a time warp of subsistence fishing and farming, but the people offer nothing but smiling faces. Although motorized boats are used for long journeys, mostly local transport along the canals and between villages is done in flat-bottomed canoes. The best-known of these communities is Ywama because of its floating market which arrives every 5 days. The hardworking Intha people pile their boats high with rice, melons, flowers, tomatoes and leafy greens for the locals, and bamboo hats, Burmese cigars, silk and cotton sarongs and carved buddhas for the tourists. If you miss this itinerant market at Ywama, you may come across it at one of the other villages nearby. Lake Inle also has many temples and monasteries on stilted foundations. Nga Phe Kyaung is the most unique of all the stilted wooden monasteries. Known as the ‘Jumping Cat Monastery’ visitors are entertained by the monks’ cats who have been trained to do various amazing tricks.
We can barely do justice to the natural beauty, temples, pagodas, villages, monasteries and cultural relics which Myanmar has to offer. Preserved behind closed borders until recently, Myanmar is a wonderful place to read about, and if possible, visit.
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Doing Your Earnest Best As a Concerned Citizen To Ensure A "Green" Christmas, Don't Forget About The People
As the congratulations and recriminations are offered, proffered and levied at one another over just who is the most global warming minded member of your party, remember the people of southern Sudan; northern Uganda and Burma.
Ask yourself which is the more pressing and immediate concern:
actual human suffering or the UN and Gore's new found piety.
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i'm not saying the suffering of the peoples in these countries is not tragic and important, but global warming is more important as it affects the whole world. if our priorities were in order we would be more concerned about what is happening in these countries and would have left the oil-rich middle east alone. imho
U.S. Wants Myanmar Transparency After Nuclear Program Reports
The U.S. called on Myanmar to disclose its relationship with North Korea amid concerns Kim Jong Il’s regime is helping the military-run Southeast Asian nation pursue a nuclear weapons program.
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