: a sapphire that when cut with a convex surface and polished exhibits asterism
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The actress’ choices included a 30-carat ruby, an emerald and a star sapphire, all with bids starting in the high five-figure range.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
22 May 2026 Another valuable gem, a purple star sapphire, was found recently in Sri Lanka.—
Lexi Lane,
PEOPLE,
16 May 2026 This year’s cache of outsize stones includes a mystical star sapphire (seen here), a bright-orange spessartite garnet, and a juicy purplish-pink spinel.—
Paige Reddinger,
Robb Report,
12 June 2024 Krogstad found the gold ring with a blue star sapphire wedged in a crevice on Grytoya Island more than 20 years after the helicopter crash.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Jan. 2024 The stone was found in the gem-rich Ratnapura area where local people had previously found the world's largest star sapphire cluster in a backyard by accident.—
Reuters,
CNN,
13 Dec. 2021 My something blue was a double-star sapphire ring my mother purchased in Jaipur during her travels in India.—
Alexandra MacOn,
Vogue,
2 Dec. 2021