sapphire
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The color palette consists of hues commonly found in Art Deco architecture, including muted green, sapphire and ruby.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026
Tour the Smithsonian Gem Collection whenever you want with this book on the histories of the Star of Asia sapphire, the Dom Pedro Aquamarine obelisk and the Hope Diamond.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 28, 2025
They found that the sapphire substrate was responsible for most of the remaining problems.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 17, 2025
The stolen items included sapphire and emerald sets once worn by Napoleon’s wives and Empress Eugénie’s diamond corsage brooch.
From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2025
There are fossils to be safeguarded, ancient manuscripts; there are pearls, gold nuggets, a sapphire as big as a mouse.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
The jewellery was made with gold, sapphires and emeralds originating from Zambia or Thailand, according to Spanish media.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026
Authorities are deeply concerned, however, that the jewels risk being broken down for their valuable gems, which range from hundreds of diamonds to emeralds and sapphires the size of lozenges.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2025
It has eight sapphires and 631 diamonds, according to the Louvre's website.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2025
The findings included nearly 1,800 gems, including rubies, topaz, sapphires and patterned gold sheets, stored inside a brick chamber.
From BBC ● May 6, 2025
There are cadets who have skin like butter and irises like sapphires and ultra-fine networks of blue veins laced across the backs of their hands.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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