It's not the color of your lightsaber that matter

how come their seems to be a color code in the movies,(blue:trainee green:jedi,master:red sith) and in the books it makes no difference?

In ANH Obi-Won's saber is blue, not green like the jedi/master he is.

Ha Ha SolarDarth! You were toldid you wuz!

I doubt there is an absolute color code for level of Jedi rank. I think the saber's come that way.

I don't see why the color of the saber matters, aside from style.
And the question I have is where do the crystals used in the
making of the sabers come from? I'm not sure but for all I know
these crystals could be hard to come by. And if that's the case
then maybe there isn't much of a choice in the color of the saber
you have, you take whatever crystal you are blessed with. Any
help on where the crystals come from would be grateful.

In the EU the length of the blade and the coulor are determined
by the size, cut and type of Jewels used. There is no special
jewel named, in fact Ruby, Sapphire, Diamond and Emeralds have
all been mention in different EU novels.

Also, in the
Novel "I Jedi" there is a realy good decription of
the process of making a lightsabre and the "Force Meditation2
that is required to complete the construction. It is said to
take as long as 40 days to complet but in extreme circumstances
can be done in as little as 3-5 days but the quality of the unit
will suffer as a result and it can be a great strain on the Jedi
practicing the meditation.

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I'd like it if we saw a yellow lightsabre. That would look cool
I think.
And by the way, I'm not entirely sure, but I think
that the crystals used for making a lightsabre come from the
planet Arkania.

I think this is anotehr case of different EU authors having different sources for the saber jewels.

Yeah I only said Arkania because that's the only planet I know that's famous for crystals. Isn't there meant to be a phrase, something like, "I wouldn't miss this for all the diamonds in Arkania!"

I don't know, but then I probably wouldnb't remember a throwaway line like that. Sounds like something Han or Lando would say though.

I have read somewhere that the blade colour and length vary depending on the jewel though.

you're right

Technical point....diamonds and crystals aren't the same thing are that?..

Well what's the difference? Is diamond a TYPE of crystal like emerald or ruby? Or are they gems? Oh I have no idea what I'm talking about do I?

No...but neither do I 😂

Here's what a crystal is...

Crystals are solids that form by a regular repeated pattern of molecules connecting together. In some solids, the arrangements of the building blocks (atoms and molecules) can be random or very different throughout the material. In crystals, however, a collections of atoms called the Unit Cell is repeated in exactly the same arrangement over and over throughout the entire material.

Because of this repetitive nature, crystals can take on strange and interesting looking forms naturally. When we grow crystals we are separating all the building block molecules into individual units in water and letting them fall naturally into their appropriate place in the repetitive structure as the water evaporates.

Then I found this while reading up on diamonds...

In the atomic structure of diamond, as determined by X-ray diffraction techniques, each carbon atom is linked to four equidistant neighbours throughout the crystal. This close-knit, dense, strongly bonded crystal structure yields diamond properties that differ greatly from those of graphite, native carbon's other form.
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So, to make a long story short...a diamond IS a crystal...😂 (I think it would have been easier to just keep my mouth shut on this one)

Glad that's cleared up. Now I was just wondering, would you need to use emeralds to make a green lighsabre, rubies for a red and so on? Or is it something else that determines the colours?

that's exactly it daft, the color depends the type of jewel

Nope...the color depends on the color of the jewel not the type...a blue diamond and a yellow diamond give off different reflections...so that would mean that they would give off different colors.

nope.. it says in the new dark tide books that it's the type of jewel