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1.50 Ct. Yellowish Green Sapphire from Tanzania
This loose stone ships by Nov 1
Item ID: | S49416 |
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Dimensions (MM): help | Length: 6.54 Width: 5.45 Height: 3.88 |
Weight: | 1.50 Ct. |
Color: help | Yellowish Green |
Color intensity: help | Medium |
Clarity: help | Very Slightly Included |
Shape: help | Emerald Cut |
Cut: | Emerald Cut |
Cutting style: | Faceted |
Enhancements: help | No Enhancement |
Origin: help | Tanzania |
Per carat price: help | $270 |
Beneath the ancient soils of Tanzania, long before human hands would uncover its beauty, this sapphire began its slow and patient journey, forged millions of years ago under immense heat and pressure where molten and metamorphic forces shaped crystalline corundum. Trace elements of iron and titanium threaded through the growing crystal lattice, imparting the yellowish green tone that gives this gem its subtle and living color. Over epochs of tectonic uplift and erosion, tiny fragments of that original host rock were carried into riverbeds and alluvial fields, where generations of local miners learned to read the land and recover the treasure hidden within the gravel and sand. Each inclusion within the crystal records a chapter of its formation, small signatures of mineral and time that explain its clarity grade, very slightly included, when viewed at eye level. These features are not flaws, they are part of the gem resulting from nature and ancient geology, and they confirm the stone is natural and honest in origin.
When the rough reached the studios of The Natural Sapphire Company, it was evaluated with respect and a vision to reveal its inner depth. Skilled cutters selected an emerald cut and a faceted cutting style to emphasize the stone is architectural beauty and to allow light to travel through its planes, creating flashes of green and yellow that shift with movement. The finished gem is a one point five zero carat emerald cut shape yellowish green sapphire, measuring six point five four by five point four five by three point eight eight millimeters, showing medium color intensity and an excellent polish, with no enhancement applied. The result is a transparent, elegant gem that balances clean geometry with organic character, a stone that speaks of Tanzanian earth and the hands that shaped it. Whether chosen as a central stone for a bespoke ring or treasured in a collection, this sapphire carries a long story of formation and craft, and The Natural Sapphire Company offers it as a natural, untreated jewel ready to continue its journey with a new keeper.































