1.96 ct Bi-color Sapphire - Cushion

At 1.96 carats, this sapphire from Australia carries its bi-color face through a cushion cut, measuring 6.7 x 6.7 x 5.1 mm.

Sapphire is the gem form of corundum, second only to diamond in hardness among the classic gemstones, which is why it wears so well in jewelry worn daily. Australian deposits run to deep, inky blues and strong parti colors, a steady commercial sapphire source since the nineteenth century. It is wholly untreated, its color finished by geology rather than by any furnace or enhancement.

A single natural gemstone with no duplicate behind it; once it is set or collected, there is no other. It will outlast everyone who owns it, which is most of what an heirloom really is. Hand-selected and filmed by Caveman Gems in good light, shown as honestly as a screen allows.