Sapphire

Origin

The etymological origin is the decisive canonical vocabulary of Hebrew 'sappir', via Persian 'saffer (blue)' to Greek 'sappheiros (sappheiros)' and Latin 'sapphirus' — the decisive canon — and the decisive canon of Sanskrit 'sanipriya (sanipriya, beloved of Saturn)'. The decisive origin biblical canon is the decisive origin canon of Exodus 24:10 of c. 13th century BCE — 'Moses and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel saw the God of Israel on Mount Sinai. Under his feet was something like a pavement made of sapphire (sappir), as bright blue as the sky' — and the decisive canon of the sapphire (sappir) in the second row of the gems of the twelve tribes on the high priest's breastplate (breastplate hoshen) in 28:17-21. The decisive Ezekiel canon is the decisive canon of Ezekiel 1:26 of c. 6th century BCE — 'Above the vault over their heads was what looked like a throne of sapphire (sappir), and high above on the throne was a figure like that of a man' — the throne of God. The decisive natural history canon is the decisive canon of sapphirus (sapphirus) in Pliny the Elder's Natural History (Naturalis Historia) Book 37 verse 39 of the 1st century — the decisive canon in which 'sapphirus' originally referred to lapis lazuli but became the blue variety of corundum after the 13th century Latin shift.

Features

• Blue variety of corundum (corundum Al2O3) — Mohs hardness 9
• One of the four cardinal gems — diamond, ruby, emerald, sapphire
• Main axis gem of the heavens gem of the throne of God
• Second row of the twelve tribal gems on the high priest's breastplate
• Aliases — Sapphirus (Sapphirus), Sappir (Sappir), Gem of the Seal of Solomon
• Origin — Mogok of Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Kashmir, Madagascar

Stories

The pavement of sapphire under God's feet seen by Moses on Mount Sinai in Exodus 24:10 of c. 13th century BCE is the decisive origin, and the decisive natural history canon is Pliny the Elder's Natural History Book 37 verse 39 of the 1st century. The decisive canon established as the gem of the Seal of Solomon (Seal of Solomon), and the decisive canon used as the gem of meditation and peace from the Greco-Roman era. The decisive European royal canon from the 12th century is the decisive canon of the Sapphire Ring of Edward the Confessor (Edward the Confessor) of England of 1042 (St. Edward's Sapphire, now the gem on the cross of the Imperial State Crown of England). The decisive mining canon is the decisive canon of the discovery of the Kashmir (Kashmir) sapphire mines by the British in 1881 and the discovery of the Mogok (Mogok) sapphire mines in Myanmar in 1903. The decisive 20th-century gem canon is the decisive canon of the 12-carat sapphire engagement ring given by Prince Charles of England to Princess Diana on 29 July 1981, and the decisive canon of the same ring given by Prince William to Kate Middleton in 2010.

Weakness

Sapphire's weaknesses are: (1) impact — the decisive canonical weakness — the decisive canon of being breakable under strong impact despite its Mohs hardness of 9; (2) heat treatment — the decisive canonical weakness — the decisive canon that 90% of sapphires in the modern gem market undergo heat treatment for color enhancement; (3) binding of synthesis — the decisive canon of Verneuil (Verneuil) synthetic sapphire in 1902 — the decisive binding of synthetic corundum of modern industry; (4) variety of colors — the decisive canonical weakness — the decisive canon that only blue is recognized as sapphire, with other colors (yellow, pink, padparadscha orange-pink) called 'fancy sapphire'; (5) depletion of Kashmir — the decisive canon of the Kashmir sapphire mines opened in 1881 being nearly depleted by the 1930s; (6) binding of the sacred domain — the decisive canon; (7) binding of Saturn — the decisive canon of the binding of Sanskrit 'sanipriya (beloved of Saturn)'; (8) binding of time — the decisive canon as one of the four cardinal gems. The decisive canonical finale is the decisive mythological canon of the St. Edward's Sapphire on the cross of the British crown.

Cultural Significance

Sapphire is not merely a gem icon but the canonical iconographic figure of the decisive biblical-royal canon, traversing the pavement of sapphire under God's feet seen by Moses on Mount Sinai in Exodus 24:10 of c. 13th century BCE, the twelve gems of the high priest's breastplate in Exodus 28 of c. 13th century BCE, the throne of God in Ezekiel 1:26 of c. 6th century BCE, Pliny the Elder's Natural History Book 37 verse 39 of the 1st century, the Sapphire Ring of Edward the Confessor of England of 1042, the discovery of the Kashmir sapphire mines in 1881, Verneuil synthetic sapphire of 1902, the Mogok sapphire mines of Myanmar of 1903, the sapphire engagement ring of Princess Diana of 1981, and the engagement ring of Kate Middleton of 2010. The etymological origin settled as the decisive canon of Hebrew 'sappir', via Persian 'saffer (blue)' to Greek 'sappheiros' and Latin 'sapphirus'. The decisive origin biblical canon is the decisive origin canon of the pavement of sapphire under God's feet seen by Moses on Mount Sinai in Exodus 24:10 of c. 13th century BCE, and the decisive canon of the sapphire in the second row of the twelve tribal gems on the high priest's breastplate (hoshen) in Exodus 28:17-21. The decisive Ezekiel canon is the decisive canon of the throne of sapphire of God in Ezekiel 1:26 of c. 6th century BCE. The decisive natural history canon is the decisive canon of sapphirus in Pliny the Elder's Natural History (Naturalis Historia) Book 37 verse 39 of the 1st century. The decisive royal canon is the decisive canon of the Sapphire Ring of Edward the Confessor (Edward the Confessor, 1003-1066) of England of 1042 — the decisive canon as the gem on the cross of the current Imperial State Crown (Imperial State Crown, accession of George VI in 1937) of England. The decisive mining canon is the decisive canon of the discovery of the Kashmir (Kashmir) sapphire mines by the British in 1881 and the discovery of the Mogok (Mogok) sapphire mines in Myanmar in 1903, and the decisive 20th-century gem canon is the decisive canon of the 12-carat sapphire engagement ring given by Prince Charles (now Charles III) of England to Princess Diana (Diana, Princess of Wales, 1961-1997) on 29 July 1981, and the decisive 21st-century global canon of Prince William (now Prince of Wales) giving the same ring to Kate Middleton (now Princess of Wales) in November 2010.

In Popular Culture

Exodus 24:10 pavement of sapphire under God's feet seen by Moses on Mount Sinai (c. 13th century BCE) — decisive origin biblical canonExodus 28:17-21 sapphire among the twelve gems of the high priest's breastplate — decisive biblical canonEzekiel 1:26 throne of sapphire of God (c. 6th century BCE) — decisive biblical canonPliny the Elder Natural History Book 37 verse 39 (1st century) — decisive natural history canonSt. Edward's Sapphire of Edward the Confessor of England (1042) — decisive royal canonSapphire on the cross of the Imperial State Crown of England (1937) — decisive royal canonBritish discovery of Kashmir sapphire mines (1881) — decisive mining canonVerneuil synthetic sapphire (1902) — decisive industrial canonDiscovery of Mogok sapphire mines in Myanmar (1903) — decisive mining canon12-carat sapphire engagement ring of Princess Diana and Kate Middleton (1981 and 2010) — 21st-century decisive global canon