0.97 Ct. Yellow Sapphire from Ceylon (Sri Lanka)

This is a transparent 0.97 carat round yellow sapphire, measuring 6.51 x 6.44 x 2.98 mm, cut to a mixed brilliant faceting scheme. The mixed brilliant design combines a brilliant facet arrangement on the crown with a precisely faceted pavilion intended to balance face up spread and internal light return, resulting in lively scintillation and a broad face up presentation for its carat weight. The measured depth ratio is approximately 46 percent, which contributes to a wider visual spread and a fresh, lively table appearance. Color is evaluated at medium light intensity, offering a delicate, sunlit yellow that reads as distinctly sapphire rather than pastel. Clarity is graded eye clean at eye level, with an excellent polish that produces crisp facet junctions and clean, mirror like facet planes, maximizing contrast and making the most of the stone s natural dispersion. Enhancement status is none, and the material is of Ceylon, Sri Lanka origin, characteristics we document carefully at The Natural Sapphire Company.

Although eye clean to the unaided eye, the sapphire contains microscopic internal characteristics that serve as unique identifiers and add personality to the gem. Under magnification you will find fine silk like rutile needles typical of Ceylon sapphires, minute mineral crystals and delicate growth zoning and occasional tiny negative crystals, features that are diagnostic of natural formation and are consistent with an unenhanced history. These subtle inclusions softly modulate light, producing a gentle diffusion that can enrich the gem s tone and create a warm, natural glow rather than a sterile brilliance. Each of these internal markers functions as a fingerprint, making this 0.97 carat round yellow sapphire individually identifiable while preserving excellent visual purity at normal viewing distances. At The Natural Sapphire Company we emphasize both the technical merits and the natural provenance of our material, providing full disclosure on cut, dimensions, clarity, color intensity, polish, enhancement status and origin so that knowledgeable buyers can assess both the aesthetic and gemological integrity of the stone.