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3.9 ct oval facet purple sapphire gemstone
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3.9 ct oval facet purple sapphire gemstone

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Condition
New
Location
South Africa
Customer ratings:
Product code
54
Bob Shop ID
69146045

     

 

Gemstone properties

Gemstone typeSapphire
Weight3.9 carats
Size10.4 x 8.5 x 5.2 mm
Colour in shadePurple with purple flashes
Colour in sunMagenta with purple flashes
ClarityIF
CutOval facet
LustreExcellent
Hardness9
TreatmentHeated & treated
OriginBrazil
Quantity1
Other 

 

This sapphire is not as pleochroic as my other items Code 16 and Code 20. But it is still a very pretty gem.

 

 This is what sapphires look like when they are dug out of the soil. They are dull and cloudy. The clouding is caused by rutile inclusions.

       

 

Most sapphires are routinely heated to improve the clarity. At high temperatures the rutile dissolves and disappears into the matrix. This results in a clear gemstone. The dissolved rutile also improves the colour, because rutile is titanium dioxide, and the titanium ion together with iron ion provides the typical cornflower blue colour of blue sapphires. Purple sapphires have traces of chromium and vanadium in addition to the titanium and iron. It is the balance of these trace elements that determine the particular shade of purple in purple sapphires.

 

The colour of this sapphire may remind you of amethyst, but that is where the similarity ends. Sapphire is a corundum, so it has a much higher refractive index than amethyst. This means that it has much more glitter, flash and fire than an amethyst. A dark amethyst is pleasant to look at in bright sunlight, but is quite dull in a dark room. The opposite is true of purple sapphires. They are painful to look at in bright sunlight, because they sparkle so much, but are very attractive in shade or indirect lighting.

 

 I have other interesting gems for sale on BoB. You can see them here

   

 

Shipping

All items are sent by S.A. Post Office Registered Mail.

I will combine items at no extra cost.

Certificates

I don't offer a certificate because my gems are not particularly valuable. The courier charges and the lab report would cost more than the gems are worth.

In my opinion, most valuation certificates are wildly optimistic and hopelessly unrealistic about the estimated retail value of the appraised gem. Try selling it for the quoted value! The only reason for quoting such an inflated value is to make the buyer feel good about buying the gem at a price much below "market value", i.e. the buyer thinks he is getting a bargain

Payment

BoBPay EFT only. You can do this from most South African bank accounts. When making a payment, please use the reference number the Bid or Buy system allocates to your order.

You have 7 days to pay for your order. If you have not paid within 7 days, your order will be cancelled and the items re-listed.

General

Orders will be processed and posted within 1 - 2 working days.

I will send you a SAPO tracking number via E-mail.

I recommend insuring your item, because the SAPO has a patchy track record.

 

 

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Customer ratings: 1 ratings

great seller. good communication. great stuff. will buy from you again. 5 star service. thanks
16 Jul 2012