Chrome Diopside & Sapphire Ring | Sterling Silver

A Bit About The Piece: Chrome Diopside & Sapphire Ring set in Sterling Silver    Details, details... The Center Stone: Chrome Diopside  stone cut: faceted oval  stone measurement: 8.99 x 6.84mm The Side Stones: Sapphire  cut: faceted rounds   stone measurements: 1.50mm The Setting: Prong Set Sterling Silver Setting with Spiral Sapphire Design  .925 sterling silver, solid ring size: 6.00   About Sapphire: While many know sapphire to be blue, the gemstone forms naturally in any shade and saturation of color on the color spectrum.  Like ruby, sapphire is a member of the "corundum" family.  This means that all rubies are a particular shade of red sapphire.  Another notable variety of corundum is "padparadscha sapphire," a sunset, salmon pink sapphire from Sri Lanka, Madagascar, and Tanzania.  Other popular colors in the trade include yellow, pink, and white sapphire.  Color changing varieties do exist, as well as stones that display "asterism," a term for when reflected light