Yellow Sapphire ~ Pukhraj
A gem of the corundum family, yellow sapphire is a
twin of ruby and blue sapphire. It is found in yellow,
golden, and orange colors, as well as in a colorless
variety known as white sapphire. The best gem is
said to be of lemon-yellow color.
Click the properties below for more info.
General
Following are the general properties of Gemstone
Planet : Jupiter
Cosmic Color : Light Blue
Sign : Sagittarius, Pisces
Element : Ether
Time : Sunset
Day : Thursday
Metal : Yellow Gold
Signs of well-placed Gemstone
• Wisdom, longevity
• Happiness
• Wealth, name, fame, success and honor
• Good children and grandchildren
The gemstone helps to prevent the following diseases :
• Liver complaints, jaundice, dropsy, flatulence, dyspepsia, abscess.
• disorders of pancreas, tumors, skin troubles, cerebral congestion.
• catarrh, circulation of blood in the arteries and fat in the body.
Qualities
• Uniformity of color, without any layers
• Regular shape
• Pleasant appearance
• Transparency, which makes it clean and pure
• Rich velvety lustre that can be seen with the naked eye
• Solidity, hardness
• Smooth feel
• Self-luminous quality: it should emit light all over its surface
• Evenness in surface, without any variations in thickness
• Heaviness or high specific gravity that can be felt when placed on the palm.
Flaws
• A hole, slit, or cavity inside the gem - brings poverty and bad luck
• Dullness - harmful for health
• Crack inside the gem - creates fear of thieves
• Fibers in the texture - create problems in the family
• White spots - shorten life span
• Asymmetrical shape - brings bad luck
• Visible stains or black spots - gives sorrow
• Red spots - bring poverty and destroy wealth
• Roughness in touch - brings ill luck
• Milky appearance inside - harmful for progeny
• Dents or pits - bring bad luck and poverty
• Black spots - bring sorrow and destroy pets and cattle
• Grainy surface - brings bad luck
• Flimsy inside the substance of the gem - brings injuries
• Mixed color, brownish color, or dark yellow - brings suffering
• Dry-looking, because of the lack of fire and water - brings disease
Identity
• When placed on a white cloth and exposed to sunlight, it gives yellow hue to the spot
where the light is reflected.
• If kept in milk for twenty-four hours it does not change color.
• It increases in brilliance when rubbed on a touchstone.
• A synthetic gem becomes warm soon when placed on the eyelids.
• The milky spots in a synthetic gem are dry and without brilliance, whereas in a real gem
these milky spots are rich in flicker and lustre and have the gleam of fresh cow's milk.
• The lustre of a synthetic gem resembles the lustre of glass.
• All other gems of the same color and appearance have lower specific gravity, are less
hard, and have a different refractive index than the yellow sapphire.
• It cures poisonous insect bites immediately if rubbed on the afflicted area