1.99 Ct. Green Sapphire from Madagascar

This transparent green sapphire is presented at 1.99 carats, with dimensions 8.11 by 6.62 by 4.52 millimeters, and originates from Madagascar. The stone exhibits an intense color intensity and a clarity described as very slightly included, evaluated at eye level, which means inclusions are minimal and do not materially interrupt face up transparency. The gem has undergone a standard heat treatment to enhance color stability and uniformity, and it has an excellent polish that preserves sharp facet junctions and maximizes the surface finish. These baseline attributes establish the material quality that the cutting design is intended to reveal and optimize.

The oval shape and mixed brilliant cut work together to convert incident light into vivid internal reflection and lively surface scintillation. A mixed brilliant design typically uses a faceted crown with smaller brilliant facets to disperse light, combined with a pavilion that balances broad step or modified facets to control return angles. In this example the proportions favor an effective balance, with the depth of 4.52 millimeters over the average diameter of 7.365 millimeters resulting in a depth ratio of approximately 61.4 percent. This proportion places the pavilion deep enough to capture and reflect light from the crown through multiple internal facets, while the crown facet angles and table plane are sized to allow entry of light with minimal leakage. The result is enhanced brilliance together with measured dispersion, so that white light is efficiently returned as both brightness and subtle fire, while the intrinsic green of the sapphire is preserved and intensified rather than washed out.

Beyond simple light return, the mixed brilliant facet architecture increases the stone ability to produce dynamic contrast and scintillation as it moves. Small, precisely cut crown facets break up incoming light into multiple paths, creating a lively play of light across the table and crown. At the same time, the pavilion facet set is designed to channel that light back through the table so that light exits in concentrated flashes, enhancing perceived brightness. The oval outline naturally elongates the path of light, and when cutting symmetry is well executed it minimizes the common oval artifact known as the bow tie. In this sapphire the facet alignment and excellent polish reduce localized dark areas, enabling a consistent face up appearance that emphasizes both color saturation and brilliance. The transparency of the material, together with very slight inclusions that do not interfere with light paths, allows the mixed cut to emphasize both strong internal reflection and even color distribution.

For practical presentation and setting, the combination of intense color, clean transparency, and a mixed brilliant oval cut gives predictable optical behavior in jewelry. The cut encourages a lively, faceted surface that reads as bright in practical viewing distances, while the depth and facet geometry maintain color intensity when set under different lighting conditions. The heat treatment applied to stabilize hue is standard practice and does not alter the gem response to light or its ability to take an excellent polish. At The Natural Sapphire Company we document origin and treatment alongside measurements and grading details to support informed selection. This Madagascar origin oval sapphire, with its precise proportions, mixed brilliant facet design, excellent polish, intense green saturation, and very slight inclusions, is a technically considered gemstone where cutting philosophy has been applied to enhance inherent optical properties and to present a stable, consistent appearance in wearable pieces.