0.45 Ct. Pinkish Brown Sapphire from Madagascar

This pear shaped sapphire weighs 0.45 carat, and measures 5.22 by 3.67 by 3.24 millimeters, offering a compact profile that is suitable for a variety of jewelry settings. The stone is transparent, and its hue is best described as pinkish brown with a medium intense color intensity, indicating a balanced saturation that is neither pastel nor overly dark. The cutting style is mixed brilliant, a combination that places brilliant facets on the crown with complementary pavilion cutting geometry, and the result is controlled light return with a pleasing blend of overall brilliance and focused flashes. Clarity is graded as very slightly included when evaluated at eye level, signifying the presence of small inclusions that do not materially detract from visual performance at typical viewing distances, and the polish is excellent, ensuring the facet junctions are crisp and light interacts with the surfaces without diffusion or haziness. There is no enhancement to this sapphire, and its origin is Madagascar, a locality known for producing a broad range of sapphire colors and for material that can display attractive natural color and clarity characteristics.

Optical behavior of this sapphire is governed by its mixed brilliant faceting, the pear outline, and its internal clarity. The cut proportions and excellent polish promote efficient light return toward the viewer, creating a stable field of brilliance across the crown facets while also producing lively scintillation as the gem or the wearer moves. The mixed cut gives the pavilion structure enough complexity to break light into small flashes, these facets complement the crown pattern to create contrast and visual texture rather than a uniform wash of light. Because the stone is transparent and only very slightly included, the inclusions are generally non obstructive, and they do not absorb significant light or cause noticeable dead zones when set. The medium intense tone and saturation mean the stone shows definite color without overwhelming darkness, and a well executed setting will allow the pinkish brown hue to be read clearly from the table. As a natural sapphire, and given its hardness, the gem is appropriate for regular wear in rings, pendants, and earrings, though final setting choice should consider protection of the narrow tip of the pear shape and the orientation that best showcases the color.

The appearance of this pinkish brown sapphire will vary in predictable ways under different lighting conditions, and understanding these changes helps set realistic expectations for color and sparkle. In neutral daylight, particularly overcast sky or a D65 standard like north sky light, the stone will appear truest to its described medium intense pinkish brown, with the balance of pink and brown visible across the surface and within the facet reflections. Under warm incandescent or halogen light, the warmer spectrum enhances orange and brown components, producing a richer, warmer presentation, and the overall saturation will appear deeper with an inviting warmth to the pink tones. Cool white or high correlated color temperature LED lighting can lift the pink aspect, making the stone appear slightly more rosy against the brown base, and LEDs with high color rendering index will reproduce the balance of tones more faithfully than lower quality cool lamps. Fluorescent lighting may trend toward a slightly cooler or muted presentation, reducing perceived warmth and making the stone read as somewhat paler, particularly under low color rendering tubes. Candlelight and other low temperature, warm illuminants emphasize the stone s depth and warmth, and the mixed brilliant faceting will respond with small, lively flashes of light that contrast with deeper areas of color when the gem moves.

Viewers may also observe subtle orientation dependent shifts when the stone is rotated or when the viewing angle changes, a common feature in sapphire species where pleochroism can manifest as differing proportions of rose and brown tones along different crystallographic axes. The mixed cut and pear outline accentuate this effect by presenting facets at varying angles, so movement produces dynamic interplay between soft rose flashes and more coppery brown areas. Because this sapphire has not been treated, its color and optical behavior are wholly natural, and these variations are intrinsic to the material. For additional technical documentation or images, The Natural Sapphire Company can furnish detailed photographs and a gemological report upon request, enabling an informed appraisal of how this 0.45 carat pear shaped pinkish brown sapphire will perform in a chosen setting and under the everyday lighting environments where it will be worn.