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0.46 Ct. Bluish Green Sapphire from Montana
Item ID: | S38925 |
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Dimensions (MM): help | Length: 5.07 Width: 4.13 Height: 2.81 |
Weight: | 0.46 Ct. |
Color: help | Bluish Green |
Color intensity: help | Intense |
Clarity: help | Eye Clean |
Shape: help | Oval |
Cut: | Mixed Brilliant Cut |
Cutting style: | Faceted |
Enhancements: help | Heat Treated |
Origin: help | Montana |
Per carat price: help | $1,050 |
One transparent 0.46 carat oval bluish green sapphire from Montana, dimensions 5.07 by 4.13 by 2.81 millimeters, mixed brilliant cut, clarity graded eye clean at standard viewing distance, intense color, excellent polish, heat treated, presented by The Natural Sapphire Company. The oval outline and modest table present the gem as balanced and wearable, while the overall depth of approximately 61 percent, calculated from the average of the length and width, provides a well-proportioned pavilion that supports efficient light return. The eye clean clarity allows light to traverse the stone without internal obstruction, maintaining saturation and contrast across the blue and green tones, and the heat treatment used is a stable enhancement that intensifies the inherent color without compromising transparency. The excellent polish on facets and girdle minimizes surface diffusion and preserves crisp facet junctions, which is fundamental to the stone’s optical performance.
The mixed brilliant cut in this oval sapphire combines precision facet geometry with a considered pavilion depth to optimize both brilliance and color depth, the crown facets are arranged to disperse incident light into scintillating flashes, while the step-influenced pavilion planes direct light back through the table and crown rather than leaking it through the sides. This interplay produces a lively, directional scintillation when the gem is viewed in motion, and a consistent, vivid face-up color when held stationary. Facet angles and proportions that yield approximately 61 percent overall depth promote total internal reflection across the blue-green spectrum of this Montana stone, enhancing the perception of depth without darkening the center. The result is a gem that presents crisp flashes of light and a saturated body color, a direct consequence of the mixed brilliant architecture working in concert with excellent polish and eye-clean clarity, overall characteristics that emphasize the sapphire’s natural optical strengths.
