Soviet Blue Sapphire, Vintage Flame Fusion Stones Stone:Round, 10.6mm, 6.8ct These are faceted stones cut

These are faceted stones cut from labmade blue sapphire sourced from an old soviet collection

including plumes of metallic copper

I faceted this d20 from a sapphire rod which was intended to go into infrared countermeasures against heatseeking missiles (IRCM) back in the cold war--so not only is it bright and durable it gets a +2 in saving throws against fire

A few have chips and/or cracks and range in size from small pucks to large rods and cores

not just purple and green but reds

Soviet Blue Sapphire, Vintage Flame Fusion Stones Stone:Round, 10.6mm, 6.8ct These are faceted stones cutThese are faceted stones cut from labmade blue sapphire sourced from an old soviet collection. As these were grown for jewelry they range between different shades and intensities, some leaning more purple. Many of these stones have some small color shifts as well, depending on lighting, but they all stay in the blue or slightly purplish blue range. Some of them are bubbly, or show ripples from the growth process. Many of the paler stones show a