Sapphire Natural Mauve

Cotton fibers from the stone packing cases may be photographed on the stone.  Fibers are noted looking through the stone (not inclusions)

Type: Sapphire Natural

Origin: Goudu, Tanzania

Weight: 0.87

Color: Mauve with great flash

Cut: Square (Mine Barion M-9 - 49)(JJG)

Clarity: SI-VS

Size: 5.57 mm

Treatments: No known Treatment Genealogy: Miner to Broker in Arusha. FOco Gems cut.

Hardness: 9

Source: Arusha, Tanzania,

Comments: This is a beautiful Sapphire with impurities that does not care about the imperfections.

It was well cut which helped out greatly.

The original rough was a river-worn pebble (frosted pitted) of 2.78 cts.

This was fashioned into a 0.87 cts stone retaining 31% of the original.

The flash within this stone is an exception which is a surprising comment to make about an SI-VS-quality stone

Cotton fibers from the stone packing cases may be photographed on the stone.