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Sapphire
Sapphires are commonly thought of as blue in colour, but they can be nearly any colour. Sapphire belongs to the same family of stones as the ruby called the Corundum family of minerals. Rubies are red, of course, and sapphires are the non-red stones of the Corundum family.
Although sapphire is a hard-wearing stone, one should take care to avoid chipping and fracturing these precious gemstones.