GORGEOUS CORNFLOWER BLUE PRECIOUS SAPPHIRE MINED FROM CEYLON - GORGEOUS AND VERY RARE GEMSTONE

BEAUTIFUL OVAL FACETED CUT PRECIOUS BLUE SAPPHIRE WITH AN EXCELLENT CUT GRADE. COMPLETELY NATURAL AND UNTREATED WHICH IS EXTREMELY RARE FOR BLUE SAPPHIRES AND GREATLY INCREASES THEIR VALUE WHEN FOUND IN THIS SIZE. MEASURES 7X5 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 1.15 CARATS. BEAUTIFUL VIVID YET SATURATED CORNFLOWER BLUE COLOR AND EXCELLENT VVS CLARITY. SAPPHIRES ARE ONE OF ONLY 3 MEMBERS OF THE PRECIOUS GEMSTONE FAMILY DUE TO THEIR RARITY, BEAUTY, AND VALUE. FOUND IN EVERY COLOR IMAGINABLE SAPPHIRES OFFER A GREAT VARIETY OF HUES TO FIT ANYBODIES JEWELRY NEEDS. THE FINEST SAPPHIRES IN THE WORLD COME FROM MONTANA, CEYLON, SRI-LANKA, KASHMIR, BURMA, AND THAILAND. SAPPHIRES CAN BE FOUND ON EVERY CONTINENT AND EACH REGION IS KNOWN FOR DIFFERENT COLORS OR PROPERTIES. WITH A HARDNESS OF 9 (MOHS SCALE OF HARDNESS) AND VERY STRONG DURABILITY THIS SPECIES IS PERFECT FOR EVERYDAY WEAR EVEN WHEN SET IN A RING. SAPPHIRES CAN BE CLEANED USING MOST INDUSTRY METHODS AND DOES NOT REACT TO CHEMICALS. GIA ESTIMATES OVER 99% OF THE SAPPHIRES INTRODUCED IN TODAYS MARKET ARE TREATED (HEAT IS THE MOST COMMON) TO IMPROVE BOTH COLOR AND CLARITY. UNTREATED SAPPHIRES ARE VERY RARE AND EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE OFTEN COMMANDING THOUSANDS PER CARAT FOR AVERAGE QUALITY GEMSTONES.