Description

One of my Sri Lankan friends gave me a heads up on a "special color" and "unusually vibrant" ~2.5ct sapphire.

It was uncertified, but we knew it was natural and unheated. The origin was a mystery however.

The color was crazy though. We agreed that it didn't look like a typical Sri Lankan, Madagascar, Winza or Burmese Pink. We were stumped.

Whatever. The color is amazing, so I snapped it up.

We sent it to the lab and, to both of our surprise, it came back as Tanzania. Suddenly it dawned on me: it reminds me of Mahenge Spinel.

It would make sense since spinel and sapphire typically co-occur in the same mine. I've just never heard of such a beast. This color is just mind blowing. It’s not like any pink I’ve ever seen before…and the fluorescence is simply off-the-charts! It’s one of my all-time favorite stones.

Not excited about parting with it, but I need to fund the clinic more than I need gems right now.

Check out the videos here:

https://imgur.com/a/0o4pz81

2.52ct, unheated, eye-clean (there is a tiny threadlike inclusion under the crown facets and a tiny cavity on the pavilion just below the girdle visible only with a loupe).

Comes with a certificate from London gem lab.

Includes Worldwide FedEx Shipping