Yellow Saphire
Yellow Sapphire, commonly known as Pukhraj/पुखराज (गुरु) in Hindi, is a yellow colored precious astrological gemstone associated with Jupiter (guru) planet. Yellow Sapphire (Pukhraj) has immeasurable benefits including financial, educational and medical success.
Yellow Sapphire Stone Product Specifications
Yellow Sapphire commonly known as Pukhraj is basically a corundum mineral species gemstone which comes in different colours such as Yellow, blue, red, purple, orange, and green. Colour variety in corundum is basically due to the presence of elements such as iron, titanium, chromium, copper or magnesium.
Yellow Sapphire Product Properties:-
Chem.Comp.:- Aluminum Oxide
Crystal System and Class:- Tri-gonal
Crystal Habit:- Prismatic
Hardness:- 9 on Moh’s scale
Specific Gravity:- 3.99 to 4
Refractive Index:- 1.768 – 1.772
Origin:- Srilanka, Thailand, Burma, Afghanistan, Australia, Cambodia, China, Columbia, India, Kenya, Nepal and Vietnam.
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