Star of India sapphire

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The Star of India sapphire is one of the world’s largest and most famous star sapphires, renowned for its striking asterism and pale blue color.

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Star of India sapphire canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf famous gemstone ⓘ
gemstone ⓘ
star sapphire ⓘ
approximateDiscoveryPeriod 19th century ⓘ
associatedWith American Museum of Natural History gem hall ⓘ
asterismCause oriented needle-like inclusions ⓘ
rutile inclusions ⓘ
cityLocatedIn New York City ⓘ
clarityFeature silky appearance ⓘ
collection gem and mineral collection of the American Museum of Natural History ⓘ
color pale blue ⓘ
continentOfOrigin Asia ⓘ
countryLocatedIn United States ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Sri Lanka ⓘ
currentLocation American Museum of Natural History ⓘ
cut cabochon ⓘ
displayStatus on public display ⓘ
donatedBy J. P. Morgan ⓘ
donationType gift ⓘ
eraOfDonation early 20th century ⓘ
fameStatus one of the most famous star sapphires in the world ⓘ
famousFor distinct star effect ⓘ
large size ⓘ
pale blue color ⓘ
gemType sapphire ⓘ
hardnessOnMohsScale 9 ⓘ
housedIn American Museum of Natural History, New York City ⓘ
impuritiesCausingColor titanium and iron ⓘ
material aluminum oxide ⓘ
mineral corundum ⓘ
notableFeature asterism ⓘ
star-shaped pattern ⓘ
numberOfRaysInStar six-rayed star ⓘ
origin Sri Lanka ⓘ
publicPerception iconic museum gemstone ⓘ
ranking one of the largest known star sapphires ⓘ
recovered yes ⓘ
recoveryDate 1965 ⓘ
securityIncident stolen in 1964 ⓘ
theftEvent 1964 jewel heist at the American Museum of Natural History ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
weight approximately 563.35 carats ⓘ

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