Gem: Sapphires
Weight: 2.34 ctw. - cabochon: 1.22 ct., pear: 0.7 ct., shield: 0.44 ct.
Dimensions: cabochon: 6.5 x 5.9 mm; pear: 7.5 x 4.1 mm; shield: 5.5 x 4 mm
Clarity: cabochon: SI; pear: VVS+; shield: VS+
Origin: Garba Tula, Kenya
Treatments: None
Comments:
Here's a fantastic set of bright, natural sapphires for a GREAT deal!! There's two faceted gems, and a cabochon, obviously, and they compliment each other very nicely. The two faceted gems show as more of a canary yellow, while the cabochon has just a hint of orange to the yellow.
The cabochon has a veil in it, which you can see with your eye, but the color goes a long way hiding it, so once set, you may find it looks basically really clean. The shield is very clean, but has one or two very small very unnoticeable flaws, and the pear is clean as a dream. In reality, they all show off very brightly and cleanly.
*Note on the photos: I tried my best to keep the blue sky from reflecting inside the gems, but I may not have been able to keep it all out -- Even though a lot of these gems from this deposit have random dashes of blue in them these DO NOT! They are completely yellow.