SKU: C188

Sapphire

1.03 carats

$720.00

Out of stock

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This sapphire came from the same rough as our much larger yellow sapphire listed here. It is yellow and blue, and they have mixed somewhat to show a greenish hue with a hint of yellow and some blue. Pretty stone with high brilliance.

Carats

1.03

Clarity

Color Specification

Color

Multicolor

Cut

Dimensions (mm)

5.7 x 4.5 x 4.5

Origin

Overall Quality

Stone Shape

Rectangle

Treatments

None

1

Garnets occur in every color but blue.

2

The largest garnet ever found was actually discovered underground in New York City, below Broadway and 7th The size of a bowling ball, this garnet weighs about ten pounds and currently resides in the archives of the American Museum of Natural History.

3

The word garnet comes from the Latin word “granatus” for pomegranate.

4

Imperial Russian jeweller, Faberge, famously crafted pieces with demantoid garnet.

5

A stylish red garnet bead necklace found in a grave in Egypt is more than 5,000 years old.

6

Garnet is the birthstone for January and the gem for the 2nd wedding anniversary.