0.64 Ct. Purplish Blue Sapphire from Ceylon (Sri Lanka)

From a slow crystallization deep within the highlands of Ceylon, this pear shaped purplish blue sapphire began as a single breath of mineral and time, emerging from the ancient soils of Sri Lanka where generations of miners learn to read the land by eye and by feel. Carefully recovered, the rough was examined for color zoning and clarity, then entrusted to skilled lapidaries who envisioned a 0.64 carat gem with a refined silhouette. The cutter chose a mixed brilliant cut to harmonize sparkle and color, shaping dimensions of 6.14 x 4.13 x 3.30 mm into a graceful pear whose facets catch light with lively energy. Evaluated at eye level, the clarity is very slightly included, the polish is excellent, and the color reads as vivid, qualities that respond beautifully to a professional heat treatment that stabilizes and intensifies the tone without masking the stone character. The Natural Sapphire Company presents this sapphire as a testament to ethical sourcing and meticulous craft, a gem that carries the story of Ceylon from rough to refined jewel.

Compared to other sapphires in its category, this stone offers a distinct conversation between brilliance and depth. The mixed brilliant cut creates a pattern of pinpoint scintillation that reads brighter than many traditional step cuts, while still allowing the vivid purplish blue hue to remain the focus, unlike some full brilliant cuts that risk breaking up color into too many light flashes. Against a Kashmir sapphire, which is often celebrated for its velvety diffusion of light and softer glow, this Ceylon piece appears livelier and more lively in its flashes, making it ideal for settings that showcase both color and sparkle. When compared to Burmese examples that often emphasize saturation and depth, or Australian sapphires that can lean toward inky tones, this gem sits in a sweet spot of vibrancy and clarity, returning light with a crispness that complements the vivid color. Relative to other transparent blue gemstones outside the corundum family, the refractive behavior of this sapphire yields a focused brilliance that competes well with spinels and outshines many softer stones, while the excellent polish ensures each facet boundary throws clean flashes across the pear outline. For someone seeking a small but powerful Ceylon sapphire that tells a story from earth to atelier, this 0.64 carat pear embodies provenance, precision, and a luminous character offered by The Natural Sapphire Company.