0.55 Ct. Blue Sapphire from Ceylon (Sri Lanka)

There are gems that are born in the hush of the earth, long before memory and names, and this blue sapphire tells that ancient story with a voice as clear as a bell. For millions of years, deep in the heart of Ceylon, molten rhythms and patient pressure coaxed aluminum and traces of iron and titanium into crystalline order. Rivers of heat flowed through buried valleys, and within narrow pockets of metamorphic rock tiny seeds of corundum unfolded, each atom finding its place as if following a secret choreography written by time itself. As continents flexed and rain carved the hills, this sapphire waited, its color gathering strength like a twilight sky, vivid and luminous, absorbing the calm of oceans and the hush of monsoon nights. When light finally found its facets, centuries later, it revealed the quiet complexity of its birth, a deep blue that feels like both a promise and a memory.

Now, polished and present for your choosing, this transparent blue sapphire weighs 0.55 carat, and wears a round shape with dimensions of 5.04 x 5.00 x 2.74 mm, a gem that is small enough to be kept close, and luminous enough to hold a room. Cut in a mixed brilliant style, it balances scintillation and depth, each facet tuned by an excellent polish to sing in harmony. Clarity is very slightly included, evaluated at eye level, which lends the stone a living character without dimming its vivid color intensity. Enhancement is by heat treatment, a traditional and stable process that gently elevates hues born in the earth, and its origin is the storied soils of Ceylon, Sri Lanka. At The Natural Sapphire Company we present this sapphire as a whisper of geological romance, a perfect heart for an engagement ring, an heirloom pendant, or a secret kept against the skin. Let this little blue world be the emblem of your devotion, a portion of deep time worn as an intimate promise, and allow us to guide you in setting and care so that its light will last across the years.