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3.45 Ct. Bluish Green Sapphire from Montana
Item ID: | S47220 |
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Dimensions (MM): help | Length: 9.49 Width: 8.3 Height: 5.1 |
Weight: | 3.45 Ct. |
Color: help | Bluish Green |
Color intensity: help | Intense |
Clarity: help | Slightly Included |
Shape: help | Oval |
Cut: | Mixed Brilliant Cut |
Cutting style: | Faceted |
Enhancements: help | Heat Treated |
Origin: help | Montana |
Per carat price: help | $4,080 |
One beautiful transparent 3.45 carat oval bluish green sapphire is presented by The Natural Sapphire Company, a stone that marries classic corundum strength with the vivid personality of Montana origin, dimensions 9.49 x 8.30 x 5.10 mm, faceted, mixed brilliant cut, clarity grade slightly included at eye level, intense color intensity, excellent polish, enhancement heat treated. This sapphire sits in a rare color window of deep teal and ocean green, a tone that reads as bluish green in most lighting and shifts subtly with movement, offering a liveliness that many mass market blue sapphires lack. At 3.45 carats the size is substantial enough to serve as a dramatic solitaire or as a striking center for a bespoke cocktail ring, yet the oval shape preserves elegance on the finger, flattering a wide range of settings. The Natural Sapphire Company has selected this gem for its combination of size, color, and cut excellence, qualities that together create a gemstone that looks more valuable and more lively than many stones of similar carat weight sold elsewhere.
The gemological reasons this sapphire sparkles in a way that competitors seldom match begin with corundum crystal structure, which bends and channels light with a high refractive index, and continue with the deliberate decisions made by the cutter, in this case a mixed brilliant cut that balances scintillation and color presentation. The mixed brilliant approach places a brilliant style crown above a carefully proportioned pavilion, creating a play between small flashes of light from the crown and broad color return from the pavilion, the result being both lively sparkle and deep color saturation. Excellent polish means facet junctions are clean and facet planes are smooth, so light is reflected and dispersed rather than scattered by surface flaws, and that creates crisp scintillation when the stone moves. Slight inclusions present at eye level add character rather than detract from performance, in many cases acting as internal mirrors that break light into micro scintillations and enrich the stone with a three dimensional depth that perfectly eye clean stones sometimes lack.
Compared to typical market alternatives, this Montana bluish green sapphire stands out on three fronts, color uniqueness, cutting strategy, and natural origin story, all of which affect perceived value and long term desirability. Many commercial sapphires focus on pure blue tones or heavily saturated artificial hues, while this stone offers a complex teal that is increasingly fashionable and for many buyers more wearable than an intense single hue, it complements both yellow metals and white metals with equal grace. In contrast to mass produced calibrated stones that are often cut for weight retention rather than optical performance, the mixed brilliant cut and precise proportions of this gem optimize face up spread and light return, giving the appearance of greater size and liveliness than a similarly weighted poorly cut sapphire. Heat treatment has been applied to stabilize and intensify the color, as is common practice in quality sapphires, but the base material from Montana responds particularly well to careful heating, producing a stable intense tone without the overly dark or flat appearance seen in some low grade heat treated material. For customers comparing stones, the 3.45 carat weight, excellent polish, and mixed brilliant faceting deliver a level of optical performance and individuality that is rare in this price and size category.
Choosing this sapphire from The Natural Sapphire Company is a decision that combines aesthetic pleasure, practical wearability, and sensible value, because you acquire a stone with documented origin, a flattering oval face up, and a cutting style that maximizes sparkle while preserving color depth. The oval silhouette allows for flexible mounting choices, prong settings will amplify the light entering the pavilion, while bezel or partial bezel settings will protect the girdle and show off the color in softer lighting, the decision will depend on personal style but the stone adapts exceptionally well. Collectors will appreciate the Montana provenance, a provenance associated with unique teal and greenish blue tones and a growing market interest that can outperform more common sources when a distinctive color is desired. For buyers who value a balance of natural authenticity and visual performance, this sapphire represents a superior choice to many gemstones that sacrifice cutting quality or original character for uniformity, The Natural Sapphire Company invites prospective owners to view this Montana sapphire as both a wearable jewel and a long lived treasure, a gem whose internal structure and expert cutting deliver a sparkle and personality that is hard to duplicate in the broader market.































