Purple & Burgundy Sapphires can have a very wide range of colors. From violet to magenta to a reddish-purple wine color, with every shade in between. They are available from light pastels to deep saturated tones.

Sapphires and Rubies are actually the same mineral – corundum. Pure Corundum is colorless; trace elements in different percentages are responsible for all the colors.

Sapphires are routinely treated to improve their clarity and color. However, many of our Purple & Burgundy Sapphires are completely Natural and untreated (see product labelling on each gem).

Principal mining locations for these colors are Madagascar, Tanzania and Sri Lanka.

They are durable gemstones with a hardness of 9 on the Mohs Scale and can easily be used in all types of jewelry.

Sapphires are September’s birthstone and their variety of colors offers so much choice! They also celebrate the 5ᵗʰ and 45ᵗʰ Anniversaries.

We have more shades, cuts and sizes available in Purple & Burgundy Sapphire – please contact us if you don’t find what you are looking for in our online inventory.