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0.40 Ct. Bluish Purple Sapphire from Montana
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Item ID: | S37081 |
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Dimensions (MM): help | Length: 4.36 Width: 4.36 Height: 3 |
Weight: | 0.40 Ct. |
Color: help | Bluish Purple |
Color intensity: help | Medium Intense |
Clarity: help | Very Very Slightly Included |
Shape: help | Round |
Cut: | Mixed Brilliant |
Cutting style: | Faceted |
Enhancements: help | Heat Treated |
Origin: help | Montana |
Per carat price: help | $1,000 |
This Montana sapphire began as a quiet secret in ancient rock, a mineral story written over millennia in the high country rivers of Montana, and it arrives now as a luminous jewel, ready to become part of your story. This is a transparent 0.40 carat, round shape bluish purple sapphire, measuring 4.36 by 4.36 by 3.00 mm, given a mixed brilliant cut to maximize life and sparkle. Miners and sorters selected the rough for its balanced tone, then skilled cutters at The Natural Sapphire Company shaped each facet to reveal the stone influence at every light angle. The gem shows a medium intense color intensity, a clarity grade of very very slightly included when evaluated at eye level, and an excellent polish, while a careful heat treatment was applied to enhance its inherent color, a common and widely accepted practice to bring the best from natural material. From riverbed to workbench, the journey of this sapphire involves expert hands and patient decisions, each step preserving its Montana origin while refining the crystal into a gem that captivates.
Owning this sapphire is an investment in both beauty and craftsmanship, it is an object that carries geological time and human skill in equal measure, and it will serve equally as a centerpiece in a bespoke engagement setting or as a quiet daily talisman. The mixed brilliant cut is chosen to balance brilliance and color, so the bluish purple hues swim and deepen in candlelight as they flash in daylight, a versatility that enhances its wearable value. At The Natural Sapphire Company, we consider each stone as a collaboration between earth and artisan, and this sapphire exemplifies that ethic, it rewards the collector who values traceable origin, thoughtful enhancement, and precision cutting. When set, this 0.40 carat Montana sapphire will convey provenance and polish, a subtle but meaningful statement that beauty can be both natural and refined, and that true craftsmanship increases a gem worth, both emotionally and financially, across years and generations.
