Geographic Origin:
Ceylon (Sri Lanka)

Treatments:
No Treatments (Unheated/Untreated)

Color Award:
Cornflower Blue

Color Award Description:
The lively blue color of this gem earns it the "Cornflower Blue" color award.

Transparency:
Transparent

Clarity Grade:
Near Eye-Clean

Clarity Grade Description:
This stone is almost completely free from eye-visible inclusions

Velvety Appearance:
This gemstone exhibits an appearance that is classified as "velvety". Such an appearance results from very fine microscopic particles that scatter light, causing the coveted visual effect without negatively affecting the gem's transparency. Gemstones with a velvety appearance have little to no extinction, display a warm glow, and look very pleasing to the eye. Therefore, velvety appearance is considered a highly sought-after trait in gemstones. The most prominent examples of gemstones coveted for their velvety appearance are the legendary Kashmir sapphires.

This item is accompanied by the following gemological reports. We will ship the original reports along with the item.

GRS Gem Research Swisslab report # GRS2024-072271

• The accompanying GRS report authenticates this gemstone as a "Natural Sapphire" of "Sri Lanka" origin with a comment stating "No indication of thermal treatment".

Asian Institute of Gemological Sciences report # GF22060512

• The accompanying AIGS report authenticates this gemstone as a "Natural Sapphire" of "Sri Lanka" origin with a comment stating "No indication of heating".

• The accompanying AIGS report describes the color as "Cornflower Blue" and states "This stone has been given the AIGS 'Cornflower Blue' grade on the AIGS Sapphire Color Grading Scale". AIGS awards this color term only to select blue sapphires that meet their specific "cornflower blue" color criteria.