Is Your White Sapphire Real? Identification & Verification

Question
many years ago I was given a clear gem pendant in the shape of the buddha partially framed in gold.Recently I was told by a jeweller that it may be made of white sapphire and that it is very rare. Is there any way I can confirm this apart from bringing it to a gemstone expert to verify?

Answer
HI SALMI,

DON'T GET TO EXCITED, WHITE SAPPHIRE IS VERY COMMON AND SYNTHETIC WHITE SAPPHIRE IS MASS PRODUCED IN LABS. TO CONFIRM THE IDENTITY YOU WOULD NEED TO GET A GEMOLOGIST TO LOOK AT IT. IT IS NOT AN EASY I.D. AND IT MAY BE EXPENSIVE. IF IT IS AN OLD SAPPHIRE IT MIGHT BE MORE VALUABLE IF IT COULD BE HEAT TREATED. THIS HOWEVER WOULD REQUIRE A REAL EXPERT IN SAPPHIRE ROUGH. GOOD LUCK.

PETER