{"product_id":"pink-oval-ceylon-sapphire-27","title":"3.26 ct Natural Pink Star Sapphire - Oval, Double Cabochon | Unheated | GIA Certified | Sri Lanka","description":"\u003cp\u003eA natural 3.26 carat star sapphire, shape Oval, cutting style Double Cabochon, documented on GIA Sapphire Origin Report #2235836233, dated 21 January 2026. The report records species Natural Corundum, variety Natural Star Sapphire, a weight of 3.26 carats, measurements of 8.66 x 7.95 x 5.15 mm, color Purplish Pink and transparency Transparent; its Phenomenon field prints Displaying Asterism. Under Additional Results the report prints No Indications of Heating. Its Geographic Origin field reads Sri Lanka, and the comment the report prints about an origin statement is quoted in full below.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"border: 2px solid #5b2c6f; border-radius: 10px; padding: 20px 24px; margin: 28px 0; background-color: #f9f5fc;\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 12px; color: #4a235a;\"\u003eExpert Opinion\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 6px;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en-ch\/pages\/ahmed-shareek-about-the-owner\" style=\"color: #4a235a; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eAhmed Shareek\u003c\/a\u003e's Assessment\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 0;\"\u003e\"A 3.26 carat oval double cabochon that carries a GIA origin opinion is what I was buying here. Almost everything on this page is the report's. The report's: species Natural Corundum, variety Natural Star Sapphire, shape Oval, cutting style Double Cabochon, color Purplish Pink, Displaying Asterism in the Phenomenon field, No Indications of Heating under Additional Results, and Sri Lanka in the Geographic Origin field as GIA's expert opinion, which is how GIA itself describes it on the paper. What is mine is the decision to stop where the report stops. GIA does not grade colored stones, so I do not describe the quality of the star, and I would rather you looked at the stone than read my adjectives.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat GIA Sapphire Origin Report #2235836233 Records\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe document's own printed header reads Sapphire Origin Report. GIA's published service catalogue describes this class of service as \"An Identification Report, with geographic origin added\". Of what a colored-stone report does, GIA publishes that it will \"assess the characteristics of a stone (weight, measurements, shape, cutting style and color)\", \"determine if it is natural or laboratory-grown\" and \"indicate detectable treatments\". This report does all of that and adds the origin opinion. It carries no color grade, no clarity grade and no grade for the star.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Star\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Phenomenon field of GIA Sapphire Origin Report #2235836233 prints Displaying Asterism. That field is an identification field, in the same family as Species and Variety: it records that the laboratory observed the stone displaying asterism. The report's Variety field states the same observation as a variety name, Natural Star Sapphire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGIA publishes the mechanism. \"The star effect is called asterism. It's caused by reflections from tiny, needle-like inclusions that are oriented in several specific directions.\" In its own journal GIA names the inclusion species as rutile, in needle form, and states that \"The bright lines of different orientations intersect at a single point to form a star only when the needle directions lie in the same plane.\" GIA also publishes why a star stone is domed rather than faceted: \"Star corundum must be cut as a cabochon to display asterism\", and \"The cabochon-cut surface of the stone acts as a convex lens, which focuses the scattered light from multitudes of needles inside the crystal into a bright line.\" Those are GIA's published statements about how asterism works. They are not findings about this stone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat nobody grades.\u003c\/strong\u003e GIA states that \"GIA doesn't grade or provide quality analysis for sapphire\", and GIA publishes no grade for a star. So this page states nothing about the quality of the star, in its prose, in its specification table or in its structured data. The report's authority stops at Displaying Asterism, and this page stops there too.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow the star is seen.\u003c\/strong\u003e GIA's own guidance on photographing gems states that \"Direct lighting ... is also sometimes used to bring out gemstone phenomena such as asterism (a star effect) or chatoyancy (a cat's eye effect).\" Ask us for more images, or use the Try Before You Buy option, and look at the stone yourself under the light you intend to use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhere This Star Sapphire Comes From\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Geographic Origin field of GIA Sapphire Origin Report #2235836233 reads Sri Lanka. GIA's report places the geographic origin of this stone in Sri Lanka. The report prints, under Comments, what that statement is:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cblockquote style=\"border-left: 3px solid #5b2c6f; margin: 16px 0; padding: 4px 16px; font-style: italic;\"\u003e\"Any statement on geographic origin is an expert opinion based on a collection of observations and analytical data.\"\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThat sentence is GIA's own and it is printed on the paper that comes with the stone. It is why this page states the origin as GIA's expert opinion, in GIA's own words, and adds nothing to it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBuying Guidance\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA few practical points to weigh before purchasing this specific stone:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRead the shape field and the cutting-style field separately.\u003c\/strong\u003e The report prints shape Oval and cutting style Double Cabochon. Shape is the face-up outline; cutting style is how the surfaces are finished. GIA defines a double cabochon as having \"both a rounded top and bottom\", against a simple cabochon's \"rounded top and flat bottom\". Two fields, two separate findings: this page names each field with the report's own value, shape Oval and cutting style Double Cabochon, and keeps the report's word Double.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRead the origin line as GIA writes it.\u003c\/strong\u003e The report gives Sri Lanka and prints, in the same document, that any statement on geographic origin is an expert opinion based on a collection of observations and analytical data. That is the strongest thing this page can say about where the stone came from, and it is said in GIA's words.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUnderstand what Mohs 9 does and does not tell you.\u003c\/strong\u003e Mohs measures resistance to scratching and abrasion only. Toughness is the separate property that describes how a stone resists chipping and breaking; this report prints it as \"Excellent\", and GIA publishes no defined toughness scale, so the report's word is quoted as printed and is not ranked inside one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChoose a setting with the depth in mind.\u003c\/strong\u003e For a ring we recommend a mounting that shields the girdle edge of a domed stone, and the 5.15 mm depth on the report is worth showing to your jeweller before a design is settled. That recommendation is Crescent Gems' own: GIA publishes no setting guidance for sapphire.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCheck the report against the stone.\u003c\/strong\u003e Read the weight and the measurements off the report and match them to the stone in front of you before finalizing any loose gemstone purchase.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUse the Try Before You Buy option\u003c\/strong\u003e if you would like to see the stone in hand, under your own lighting, before finalizing the purchase.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLearn More About This Gemstone\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en-ch\/blogs\/information-pages-complete-guide\/pink-sapphire-buyers-guide\"\u003ePink Sapphire Buyer's Guide\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en-ch\/blogs\/information-pages-complete-guide\/star-sapphire-complete-buyers-guide\"\u003eStar Sapphire Guide\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en-ch\/blogs\/information-pages-complete-guide\/what-is-an-unheated-sapphire\"\u003eUnheated Sapphire Guide\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en-ch\/blogs\/information-pages-complete-guide\/what-is-a-gia-sapphire-report-and-how-do-you-read-one\"\u003eGIA Guide\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en-ch\/blogs\/information-pages-complete-guide\/how-to-commission-custom-sapphire-ring\"\u003eCustom Ring Guide\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en-ch\/blogs\/information-pages-complete-guide\/sapphire-buying-guide\"\u003eSapphire Buying Guide\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"border: 2px solid #5b2c6f; border-radius: 10px; padding: 20px 24px; margin: 28px 0; background-color: #f9f5fc;\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 14px; color: #4a235a;\"\u003eGemstone Data — At a Glance\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 0.95em;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee; font-weight: 600; width: 42%;\"\u003eItem #\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee;\"\u003eCG8288\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eCarat Weight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee;\"\u003e3.26 ct - as printed on the GIA report\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eSpecies \/ Variety\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee;\"\u003eNatural Corundum \/ Natural Star Sapphire - both as printed on the GIA report\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eShape\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee;\"\u003eOval - as printed on the GIA report\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eCutting Style\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee;\"\u003eDouble Cabochon - as printed on the GIA report\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eDimensions\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee;\"\u003e8.66 x 7.95 x 5.15 mm - as printed on the GIA report\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eColor\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee;\"\u003ePurplish Pink - as printed on the GIA report (GIA colored-stone reports carry no color grade)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee; font-weight: 600;\"\u003ePhenomenon\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee;\"\u003eDisplaying Asterism - as printed on the GIA report. GIA does not grade star quality, so no statement about the star's quality is made on this page.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eTransparency\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee;\"\u003eTransparent - as printed on the GIA report\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eAdditional Results\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee;\"\u003eNo Indications of Heating - as printed on the GIA report\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eGeographic Origin\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee;\"\u003eSri Lanka - GIA's expert opinion, as the report itself states\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eReport Comment\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee;\"\u003e\"Any statement on geographic origin is an expert opinion based on a collection of observations and analytical data.\" - printed on the GIA report\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eClarity\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee;\"\u003eGIA colored-stone reports carry no clarity grade, and Crescent Gems states none for this stone\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eHardness\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee;\"\u003e9 (Mohs) - as printed on the GIA report. Mohs measures resistance to scratching and abrasion only.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eToughness\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee;\"\u003e\"Excellent\" - as printed on the GIA report. GIA publishes no defined toughness scale, so the report's word is quoted as printed.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eBirthstone\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee;\"\u003eSeptember - as printed in the Characteristics panel of the GIA report, and given to SAPPHIRE the variety, not to corundum the species\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eLaboratory Report\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px;\"\u003eGIA Sapphire Origin Report #2235836233, 21 January 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy Choose this 3.26 ct Pink Star Sapphire, Oval Double Cabochon?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe GIA report records the identification, the measurements, the phenomenon, the heating finding and the origin opinion: Natural Corundum, variety Natural Star Sapphire, 3.26 carats, 8.66 x 7.95 x 5.15 mm, shape Oval, cutting style Double Cabochon, color Purplish Pink, transparency Transparent, Displaying Asterism in the Phenomenon field, No Indications of Heating under Additional Results, and Sri Lanka in the Geographic Origin field as GIA's expert opinion. That is the whole of what the report records.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhat is not on the report is said so on this page. A GIA colored-stone or origin report carries no color grade and no clarity grade, and GIA does not grade colored stones at all, so there is no grade for the star either: nothing on this page describes the quality of the star. The price per carat is our arithmetic on our own asking price, not a report field. The uses suggested at the foot of the page are ours.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Points of this Natural Star Sapphire\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGIA Sapphire Origin Report #2235836233\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDated 21 January 2026. Records species, variety, weight, measurements, shape, cutting style, color, transparency, the phenomenon, the heating finding and an opinion on geographic origin.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpecies Natural Corundum, Variety Natural Star Sapphire\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBoth as printed on the report. The report prints the word Natural in each of the two fields.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePhenomenon: Displaying Asterism\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs printed on the report. GIA does not grade star quality, so no statement about the star's quality is made on this page.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAdditional Results: No Indications of Heating\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs printed on the report, in the report's own wording.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGeographic Origin: Sri Lanka\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGIA's expert opinion, and the report prints that any statement on geographic origin is an expert opinion based on a collection of observations and analytical data.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e3.26 Carats, 8.66 x 7.95 x 5.15 mm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe weight and measurements printed on the report.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShape Oval, Cutting Style Double Cabochon\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwo separate fields on the report, making two separate statements, named separately here.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColor Purplish Pink, Transparency Transparent\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBoth as printed on the report. A GIA colored-stone report carries no color grade.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMohs 9, Toughness \"Excellent\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the report's Characteristics panel. Mohs measures resistance to scratching; toughness is the separate property that describes how a stone resists chipping and breaking. GIA publishes no defined toughness scale, so the report's word is quoted as printed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSeptember Birthstone of SAPPHIRE the Variety\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe report's Characteristics panel prints Birthstone: September. September is given to sapphire the variety, not to corundum the species.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatures\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarat Weight: 3.26 Carats\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpecies: Natural Corundum\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVariety: Natural Star Sapphire\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: 8.66 x 7.95 x 5.15 mm (as printed on the GIA report)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShape: Oval\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCutting Style: Double Cabochon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eColor: Purplish Pink - as printed on the GIA report\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTransparency: Transparent - as printed on the GIA report\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhenomenon: Displaying Asterism - as printed on the GIA report\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdditional Results: No Indications of Heating - as printed on the GIA report\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGeographic Origin: Sri Lanka - GIA's expert opinion on the report\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClarity: GIA colored-stone reports carry no clarity grade, and Crescent Gems states none\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLaboratory Report: GIA (Gemological Institute of America), Sapphire Origin Report #2235836233, 21 January 2026\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHardness: 9 on the Mohs scale - scratch and abrasion resistance only\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eToughness: \"Excellent\" as printed on the report - GIA publishes no defined toughness scale, so the report's word is quoted as printed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis Particular Stone\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a natural gemstone: the report prints Natural Corundum and Natural Star Sapphire. Once it is sold it cannot be reordered or reproduced.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCare of this 3.26 ct Pink Star Sapphire, Oval Double Cabochon\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGIA publishes care guidance for sapphire, and it states that warm, soapy water is always safe. GIA's guidance on ultrasonic and steam cleaners is conditional on the stone, and this page does not reproduce those conditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat we prefer, which is ours and not GIA's.\u003c\/strong\u003e We clean a stone like this one with warm soapy water and a soft brush, and we would not put a cabochon we did not set through an ultrasonic or a steam cleaner, because we cannot see how it is held. That is Crescent Gems' own preference and not a warning from the report. GIA publishes nothing about care for cabochons, for star stones or for inclusion-rich corundum, so there is no GIA position on any of those for this page to attribute.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarm soapy water and a soft brush - GIA states that warm, soapy water is always safe for sapphire\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTell your jeweller the stone is a domed cabochon before any cleaning, setting or repair work - our request, not GIA's\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRemove before heavy physical activity, sports or manual work - our preference, not GIA's\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStore separately from other jewelry to protect the polished dome from scratching - our preference, not GIA's; the Mohs figure the report prints measures scratch and abrasion resistance only\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUses for this 3.26 ct Pink Star Sapphire, Oval Double Cabochon\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCenter stone for a pendant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCenter stone for a ring\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEarring pair center stone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCustom jewelry commission\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThese are uses we suggest, not a line from the GIA report.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFree US shipping; Try-On available.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eItem #: CG8288 | GIA Report #: 2235836233\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Crescent Gems","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42665946021955,"sku":"CG8288","price":2401.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0658\/8982\/8931\/files\/stone_CG8288_image-1.jpg?v=1778308921","url":"https:\/\/crescentgems.com\/en-ch\/products\/pink-oval-ceylon-sapphire-27","provider":"Crescent Gems","version":"1.0","type":"link"}