sapphire

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Thousands of diamonds studded the jewels, as well as sapphires and emeralds the size of lozenges.

From The Wall Street Journal

Second, they replaced the standard sapphire substrate with high-purity silicon, a material foundational to the computing industry.

From Science Daily

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

They also took a necklace that once belonged to Marie-Amelie, the last queen of France, and which contains eight sapphires and 631 diamonds, according to the Louvre's website.

From BBC

It has eight sapphires and 631 diamonds, according to the Louvre's website.

From Barron's