AfricaGems.com Carries an Impressive Selection of Loose Blue Sapphire Gemstones

June 2, 2011 - PRLog -- The most treasured of all gems, the sapphire gemstone is durable and comes in an array of beautiful colors, making it a top choice for jewelry makers and gemstone ring designers.  It is the birthstone for September and it is a member of the mineral corundum group with a hardness of nine on the standard Mohs scale. The presence of other elements, such as chromium, titanium and iron, are responsible for turning the crystal, which is white in its pure state, into shades of green, pink, yellow, red or blue sapphire.

AfricaGems.com has the broadest selection of fine quality blue and yellow sapphire gemstones that encompass a rich variety of shades and tones, and are available at affordable prices to meet the budget of their diverse clientele. Africa Gems selects each blue sapphire for its clarity, price and color, and has more than 300 individual blue sapphire gemstones available for its customers immediately. Most of gemstones come with a third party certificate of authenticity and appraisal, and have been re-cut in the United States to meet the American standards. The heated and unheated blue sapphire gemstones offered by AfricaGems.com have a clear intensity and unsurpassed brilliance that makes a big difference in the attractiveness and value of their finished jewelry products.

About AfricaGems.com

Since its online inception in 1997, AfricaGems.com has been a trusted provider of the most comprehensive range of spectacular loose Topaz gemstone, Tourmaline rings, blue sapphire rings and other fine gemstone jewelry items available at deeply discounted prices.  The company was established by Mark Sarosi, a second-generation gemstone expert active in the industry for 24 years. AfricaGems ensures 100 percent customer satisfaction on all products and offers an industry leading refund policy, in addition to free shipping throughout the United States. The company is also engaged in a variety of philanthropic activities and has donated money and gemstones to various charitable causes such as The Zambian Children’s Fund, Gemological Institute of America, Jewish Family and Children Services and Homeless Prenatal Program. For more information about the beautiful collections offered at AfricaGems and to order your next item of fine jewelry, please visit http://www.africagems.com today.