#sapphires — Public Fediverse posts

Cyber queen
adorned in the finest jewelry
#sapphires and rubies glistening
is again posting
for all her subjects to see
the height of regal majesty
in yet another ostentatious display
of royal hypocrisy

If only they knew the reality
of this bitter wench
trapped in a tarnished coffin

#vss365 #poem #poetry #amwriting

The word sapphire is derived from the Latin word sapphirus, which which originally referred to lapis lazuli.
10 things you might not know about sapphires.

https://topicaltens.blogspot.com/2025/03/14-march-sapphires.html

#Sapphires #jewels #NationalJewelDay #preciousstones

The Mysterious Origins of #Sapphires Have Finally Been Deciphered
New research has found evidence that the azure gems can be forged in the fire and fury of #volcanic upheaval as extreme processes heat and compress aluminum oxide within the crust into a crystaline form called corundum; the main mineral that makes up sapphires. The research suggests that the sapphires formed in the upper crust, no more than 7 kilometers (4.3 miles) below the surface.
https://www.sciencealert.com/the-mysterious-origins-of-sapphires-have-finally-been-deciphered