"Besides blue sapphire and ruby, the corundum family also includes so-called “fancy sapphires.” They come in violet, green, yellow, orange, pink, purple, and intermediate hues. Some stones exhibit the phenomenon known as color change, most often going from blue in daylight or fluorescent lighting to purple under incandescent light. Sapphires can even be gray, black, or brown."
Sri Lanka, the island of exotic gems, has a colourful gem mining and trading history of at least 2500 years, if not more!
The world’s most famous engagement ring: Kate Middleton’s and Princess Diana’s sapphire.
A rare and valuable pinkish-orange sapphire named from the Sinhalese for lotus blossom.