GIA Colored Stones Assignment 14:
Fancy Sapphire and Phenomenal
Corundum Exam Questions and Answers
100% Score Latest update 2026
Differing amounts and combinations of the trace elements ______,
___________, and _____________ cause most fancy sapphire
colors. -
correct answer ✅iron, titanium, chromium
________________ typically have the highest per-carat value of all
fancy sapphires. -
correct answer ✅padparadschas
Fine ________ sapphires regularly command top prices, sometimes
comparable to padparadschas. -
correct answer ✅pink
_________ sapphires are often heat-treated to achieve a more
valuable pink or red hue. -
correct answer ✅purple
Recent years have seen an increase in the supply of yellow and
orange sapphires from _______ _________. -
correct answer ✅East Africa
, GIA Colored Stones Assignment 14:
Fancy Sapphire and Phenomenal
Corundum Exam Questions and Answers
100% Score Latest update 2026
_________ sapphire is readily available, but its color isn't very
marketable. -
correct answer ✅green
____________ sapphire has been marketed as an inexpensive
natural substitute for diamond. -
correct answer ✅colorless
The typical corundum color change is from blue or violet in
____________ to violetish purple to strongly reddish purple in
_______________ light. -
correct answer ✅daylight, incandescent
The trace element __________ causes sapphire's color change. -
correct answer ✅vanadium
The finest stars are ________, ________, and ___________. -
correct answer ✅distinct, centered, uniform
Fancy Sapphire and Phenomenal
Corundum Exam Questions and Answers
100% Score Latest update 2026
Differing amounts and combinations of the trace elements ______,
___________, and _____________ cause most fancy sapphire
colors. -
correct answer ✅iron, titanium, chromium
________________ typically have the highest per-carat value of all
fancy sapphires. -
correct answer ✅padparadschas
Fine ________ sapphires regularly command top prices, sometimes
comparable to padparadschas. -
correct answer ✅pink
_________ sapphires are often heat-treated to achieve a more
valuable pink or red hue. -
correct answer ✅purple
Recent years have seen an increase in the supply of yellow and
orange sapphires from _______ _________. -
correct answer ✅East Africa
, GIA Colored Stones Assignment 14:
Fancy Sapphire and Phenomenal
Corundum Exam Questions and Answers
100% Score Latest update 2026
_________ sapphire is readily available, but its color isn't very
marketable. -
correct answer ✅green
____________ sapphire has been marketed as an inexpensive
natural substitute for diamond. -
correct answer ✅colorless
The typical corundum color change is from blue or violet in
____________ to violetish purple to strongly reddish purple in
_______________ light. -
correct answer ✅daylight, incandescent
The trace element __________ causes sapphire's color change. -
correct answer ✅vanadium
The finest stars are ________, ________, and ___________. -
correct answer ✅distinct, centered, uniform
