What Is A Linde Star Sapphire

Armstrong siddeley star sapphire a british automobile from 1958.

What is a linde star sapphire.

Star sapphire corundum variety. The most popular color. A type of sapphire gemstone that exhibits a star like phenomenon known as asterism. The l stands for linde and linde was the company that originally synthesized star sapphires in the late 1940s.

Vintage 5 carat lindy star sapphire and 28 carat diamond 14k white gold ring. Production stopped in 1974 due to increased overseas competition from southeast asia. A lindy star sapphire is a synthetic star which is essentially painted on a stone. It was manufactured by the linde division of the union carbide corporation between the 1950s and 1970s.

Star sapphire may refer to several things. Linde star sapphire gemstones. Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands. Jack burdick co inventor at u c c linde division.

14k gold blue lindy star ring sz 8 3 0 grams. The most common linde star sapphire material is sapphire. The red variety of corundum is ruby. Star sapphire comics the name of several dc comics supervillains star sapphire a fairy from the touhou project series of video games.

When viewing star sapphire a six rayed star will appear to float across the surface of the stone. Sapphire gemstones are the birthstone for september. The following article is based on excerpts from an interview with mr. Sapphire al2o3 is the non red variety of corundum.

5 out of 5 stars 354 354 reviews 64 99 free shipping favorite add to. I must go back to about 1920. A linde sapphire s star has thin perfectly even rays that are so clear some jewelry experts say they appear painted on the star is visible even in dim light and doesn t move relative to a light source. Burdick would you tell us how you happened to develop the star.

The effect is best viewed under a direct light source and while tilting and rotating the stone from different angles. 2 look for the l if there is a small l stamped on the underside of the stone then that is the clearest sign of the sapphire s falseness. There are 474 linde star sapphire for sale on etsy and they cost 93 13 on average. The blue variety is by far the most popular however sapphire gemstones come in almost every shade of the rainbow.

In europe as in all other places since synthetic blue sapphire has never been a satisfactory material.