Sapphire Natural Yellow-Green

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: Dak Lak, Vietnam

Weight: 0.72

Color: Yellow-Green Vivid

Cut: Octagon (Lab Cut Design - 65)(JJG)

Clarity: VVS

Size: 5.39 mm

Treatments: Cut Heat treated - no effect (Phillipsburg Montana) Genealogy: Miner to Broker in Saigon. FOco Gems cutting

Hardness: 9

Source: Broker 4 Saigon

Comments: Great color green in this gem. This stone was part of an experiment to evaluate heat-treating techniques for various deposits in Vietnam. In this case - no effect. The original rough was 3.77 cts. This cut to a 0.715 Cts gem retaining 19% of the original

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