Portions of Cass County were used to created Gordon County in 1850 (Ga. Laws 1849-50, p. 124). Georgia's 87th county was named for Pres. Andrew Jackson's Secretary of War, Gen. Lewis Cass of Michigan.
These different types of sapphires and their colors are because of traces of titanium, chromium, vanadium and iron found in these gemstones.hese are the most popular of all sapphires and sapphires are synonymous with those having the blue color. That is why these are often known only as sapphires without any preface for its color. The finest of these come from regions of Mogok in Burma, Sri Lanka and also the Kashmir area in India.
Sapphire. - Sapphire refers to all gem varieties of Corundum, excluding the red variety of Corundum which is classified as Ruby. In the gem trade, it refers specifically to the blue gem variety of Corundum, unless a color is mentioned as a prefix to sapphire (i.e. Green Sapphire).