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2.03 Ct. Blue Sapphire from Australia
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Item ID: | S41481 |
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Dimensions (MM): help | Length: 11.98 Width: 4.96 Height: 4.19 |
Weight: | 2.03 Ct. |
Color: help | Blue |
Color intensity: help | Dark |
Clarity: help | Very Slightly Included |
Shape: help | Marquise |
Cut: | Mixed Brilliant Cut |
Cutting style: | Faceted |
Enhancements: help | Heat Treated |
Origin: help | Australia |
Per carat price: help | $800 |
This listing describes a single transparent blue sapphire weighing 2.03 carat, cut in a marquise shape, with dimensions of 11.98 x 4.96 x 4.19 mm. The gem is fashioned with a mixed brilliant cut, delivering a combination of faceting that balances scintillation and depth. The color presents with a dark intensity, which gives the sapphire a deep and focused blue that reads as rich in most lighting conditions. The clarity has been evaluated as very slightly included at eye level, and the surface polish is graded excellent. The stone has been enhanced by heat treatment, a standard and stable process for improving color uniformity, and its documented origin is Australia. These basic specifications provide a clear technical picture of the gem, and they establish the parameters that inform its potential performance in finished jewelry.
The marquise proportions are notable for their elongated profile and graceful symmetry. The length to width ratio of approximately 2.42 to 1 produces a refined silhouette that can visually lengthen a finger when set in a ring, and it supports a strong directional stream of light along the axis of the stone. The mixed brilliant cut combines small pavilion facets with a faceted crown pattern that promotes both sparkle and saturated face up color. The 4.19 mm depth yields a well balanced pavilion for this size, maintaining sufficient depth to enhance tone without unnecessarily sacrificing brightness. The excellent polish ensures that facet junctions are crisp and reflective, which contributes to even light return and a clean, defined window into the stone. Taken together, the proportions, cut style, and finish make this sapphire technically well executed for its weight and shape.
Internal characteristics are an intrinsic and informative part of this sapphire, and they function as natural identifiers that contribute to the gem s individuality. The very slightly included clarity grade indicates the presence of fine internal features that are visible only under careful examination at eye level in typical viewing conditions. Such features may include minute crystals, faint silk or needle like inclusions, and subtle patterning of internal growth, each of which is unique to the crystal that formed in the earth. Rather than detracting from the gem, these characteristics provide a geological signature, a record of conditions and events during formation. In practice, these internal markers can assist gemological tracing and provide reassurance of a natural origin, and they lend a textured visual character to the stone that is often described as depth or complexity when light interacts with the internal structure.
This sapphire is sourced from Australia, a region known for producing blue sapphires with deep, often slightly inky tones and a robust, natural saturation. The documented heat treatment applied to this gem is a common practice to stabilize and enhance color, and it is fully disclosed here to allow an informed assessment of value and suitability for setting. The overall combination of weight, shape, color intensity, and finish makes this stone suitable for a variety of fine jewelry applications, including solitaire ring settings, bespoke pendants, and tailored accent arrangements where an elongated profile is desired. The Natural Sapphire Company provides provenance information and full disclosure of enhancement, and we welcome requests for additional images, viewing under different lighting, or independent certification if required. For customers and craftsmen seeking a distinctive marquise blue sapphire with clearly defined specifications and natural internal character, this gem offers a precise and well documented option.






























