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= Sapphire by Lucy =

Blue is the most popular color of a sapphire, but they also are yellow, green, white and black, This beautiful gem is mined in Myanmar,Thailand and Sri Lanka.The mineral found in a sapphire is corundum. They are #9 on the hardness scale, a little less than a diamond. Since sapphires are so hard, they are sometimes used to polish other rocks. A sapphire is the birthstone for September. One legend claims a sapphire will make a fool wise.
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 * Bibliography**

Gait, Robert I. "Sapphire." //World Book Student.//World Book, 2012. Web. 15 May 2012.