PRECIOUS 1.71 CARAT AAA QUALITY COLORLESS SAPPHIRE MINED FROM CEYLON - ABSOLUTELY THE BEST!

AAA QUALITY NATURAL AND UNTREATED PRECIOUS SAPPHIRE MINED FROM CEYLON. EXPERTLY FACETED INTO A FANCY FREEHAND NATIVE CUSHION CUT WITH PERFECT PROPORTIONS. PERFECTLY COLORLESS WITH FLAWLESS CLARITY AND BLINDING DIAMOND LIKE LUSTER. MEASURES A LARGE 7X7 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 1.71 CARATS. THIS SAPPHIRE IS OF THE ABSOLUTE FINEST QUALITY AND HAS NOT BEEN TREATED OR ENHANCED IN ANY MANNER GREATLY INCREASING BOTH ITS RARITY AND VALUE! 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.