1.08 Ct. Greenish Blue Sapphire from Ceylon (Sri Lanka)

If you are searching for a singular center stone for an engagement ring or a rare collectible sapphire to complete a curated collection, this Ceylon gem answers that quest with confidence. This transparent 1.08 carat oval shape greenish blue sapphire measures 7.31 x 5.18 x 3.46 mm, and has a mixed brilliant cut, a clarity grade of very slightly included evaluated at eye level, medium intense color intensity, and an excellent polish. There is no enhancement, and its origin is Ceylon, Sri Lanka. At The Natural Sapphire Company we understand how important provenance, natural beauty, and integrity are to your search, and this gem delivers on all three, ready to become the lasting symbol you imagined.

Imagine the deep time story that shaped this stone, millions of years before you held it, when the land that is now Sri Lanka was a mosaic of ancient crust and tectonic motion. Under great heat and pressure, aluminum rich rocks and traces of iron and titanium came together in veins within metamorphic host rocks. Fluids moving through these fractures carried the chemical ingredients and the precise conditions needed for corundum crystals to form. Over eons the crystals grew slowly, layer by layer, capturing subtle variations in trace elements that give this sapphire its greenish blue hue. Weathering and erosion liberated the crystals from their original host rocks, concentrating gems in river gravels where they waited to be discovered and rescued from the earth. Cut and polished by skilled hands, the mixed brilliant faceting in this oval shape unlocks the gem's inner fire and the medium intense color that first began in deep time. The very slightly included clarity gives character without compromising transparency, and the excellent polish lets light flow freely through the stone, revealing the story etched into its crystal lattice. If your desire is for an unenhanced, naturally beautiful Ceylon sapphire that carries both geological history and modern craftsmanship, this gem from The Natural Sapphire Company completes that search, promising a piece that is both meaningful and enduring.