Such star sapphires are rare and are sought after by collectors. The result is a beautiful twelve-rayed star. However the orientation of the silk is such a way that it forms another star with the same center point as that of the hematite star. It often happens that along with the star formed due to hematite plates the gemstone also contains rutile silk. Such sapphires are often found from Thailand (Bang-Kha-Cha and Khao-Ploi-Waen) and West Africa (Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia). One of the specialties of black star sapphires apart from the golden star is the occasional presence of twelve rays (normal star sapphires have only six rays). Such is the magnificence of the star that one falls in love with it. Black star sapphires differ from other colors of star sapphires because the star is formed not due to Rutile silk but due to Hematite plates (to which it also owes its golden colour). Black Star Sapphires with mesmerising golden stars are one of the most fascinating forms of sapphire.
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