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0.50 Ct. Orangish Brown Sapphire from Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
This loose stone ships by Nov 8
Item ID: | S26071 |
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Dimensions (MM): help | Length: 5.12 Width: 4.18 Height: 2.57 |
Weight: | 0.50 Ct. |
Color: help | Orangish Brown |
Color intensity: help | Vivid |
Clarity: help | Very Slightly Included |
Shape: help | Oval |
Cut: | Mixed Brilliant |
Cutting style: | Faceted |
Enhancements: help | Beryllium Diffused |
Origin: help | Ceylon (Sri Lanka) |
Per carat price: help | $184 |
From the cool soils of Ceylon a story begins, where monsoon whispers and ancient rivers cradle veins of crystallized time. Buried in the island earth a small heart of fire waited, an orangish brown sapphire that first caught moonlight and later sunlight, its potential hidden beneath clay and leaf. Skilled hands in the mine lifted it gently, the stone still raw and dreaming, and sent it on a path of transformation that would take it from muddy riverbed to a jewel fit for a promise. Along dusty trails and through careful sorting rooms it traveled, once again meeting artisans, whose eyes read its future in faint reflections. At each stop it learned to reveal itself, and in a controlled studio the sapphire received a subtle enhancement, beryllium diffusion, a careful whisper of science that deepened its vivid color intensity without taking away its soul. The Natural Sapphire Company honors that journey, and keeps the memory of the island and the river and the hands that found it alive in every facet.
Now it rests as a transparent 0.50 carat oval shape gem, measuring 5.12 by 4.18 by 2.57 millimeters, cut in a mixed brilliant style that balances old world warmth with modern brilliance. Very slightly included at eye level, it is honest and real, bearing tiny fingerprints of geology that only add to its story. The mixed brilliant cut has been finished to an excellent polish, each plane and curve arranged so light plays across its surface like a slow music, drawing out the orangish brown tones that shift and breathe under different lights. Imagine this gem set close to the skin where its vivid color intensity will glow with the heat of conversation and the hush of late night. As a salesperson steeped in gemstones I can tell you that this little sapphire holds the temperament of Sri Lanka, the craft of patient cutting, and the refinement of thoughtful enhancement. The Natural Sapphire Company presents this stone for someone who wants a treasure with origin, with narrative, with a soft, romantic fire. Wear it as a promise, keep it as a memory, or give it to mark a turning point, and let its journey continue with you.



