{"title":"GIA Report Purple Sapphires - Lab-Verified Natural Loose Stones","description":"\u003cp\u003ePurple sapphire is corundum, the same mineral species as ruby and blue sapphire. Every stone in this collection ships with a GIA identification or origin report, confirming it is natural corundum and stating its treatment status plainly. Some of these stones are also star sapphires, where oriented inclusions produce asterism across the dome of a cabochon; the product page says which.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat the report carries\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA GIA report states the species and variety, the weight, measurements, shape, colour and cutting style as findings, and records any heating under Additional Results. Geographic origin, where the report gives one, is an expert opinion and GIA prints that qualification itself. GIA coloured-stone reports carry no clarity grade and no saturation or tone grade — where this store describes clarity, that is our own assessment and every product page marks it as ours.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat to look at\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eColour.\u003c\/strong\u003e The report prints one colour value. Purple sapphire runs from lighter to deeper expressions and some stones carry a pink or blue modifier, which the report names if it applies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTreatment.\u003c\/strong\u003e Read the Additional Results field. It records what the laboratory found, and nothing about what any treatment achieved.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe star, where there is one.\u003c\/strong\u003e A GIA coloured-stone report records asterism as an observation: the phenomenon field reads \u003cem\u003eDisplaying Asterism\u003c\/em\u003e. GIA states that it does not grade or provide quality analysis for sapphire or other colored stones, and no laboratory publishes a grading scheme for a star. So there is no laboratory grade for a star, and we do not publish an opinion of our own in place of one. Put the stone under one direct light source, tilt it, and judge it yourself — ask us for more photographs and video and we will send them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eShop related collections\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en-nz\/collections\/natural-star-sapphires-six-ray-asterism-unheated-ceylon\"\u003eStar Sapphires\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en-nz\/collections\/loose-purple-sapphires-ceylon-stones\"\u003eAll Purple Sapphires\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en-nz\/collections\/gia-certified-stones\"\u003eAll GIA Report Stones\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en-nz\/collections\/all-sapphire-gemstones\"\u003eAll Sapphire (every colour)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eLearn more\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en-nz\/blogs\/information-pages-complete-guide\/what-is-a-gia-sapphire-report-and-how-do-you-read-one\"\u003eHow to Read a GIA Sapphire Report\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en-nz\/blogs\/information-pages-complete-guide\/sapphire-buying-guide\"\u003eUltimate Sapphire Buying Guide\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en-nz\/blogs\/information-pages-complete-guide\/what-is-an-unheated-sapphire\"\u003eWhat Is an Unheated Sapphire?\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHave a question about a specific report or want help choosing? Email \u003ca href=\"mailto:crescentgems@gmail.com\"\u003ecrescentgems@gmail.com\u003c\/a\u003e — we respond personally within one business day. Every loose stone qualifies for our 14-day return policy. Select pieces are available through our \u003ca href=\"\/en-nz\/collections\/try-before-you-buy-loose-gemstone\"\u003eTry-On program\u003c\/a\u003e. Free US shipping on every order.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","products":[{"product_id":"7-99-ct-round-purple-star-sapphire-unheated","title":"7.99 ct Natural Purple Star Sapphire - Round, Double Cabochon | Unheated | GIA Certified | Sri Lanka","description":"\u003cp\u003eA natural 7.99 carat star sapphire, shape Round, cutting style Double Cabochon, documented on GIA Sapphire Origin Report #5232980224, dated 1 July 2026. The report records species Natural Corundum, variety Natural Star Sapphire, a weight of 7.99 carats, measurements of 10.87 - 11.06 x 6.63 mm, color Purple and transparency Transparent to Translucent; 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-nz\/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 7.99 carat 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 Round, cutting style Double Cabochon, 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 #5232980224 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\" and, of what a colored-stone report does, that GIA 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 #5232980224 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).\" A star is seen under direct lighting, from a single light source. 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 #5232980224 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 Round 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\". A single phrase such as \"round cabochon\" collapses the two fields into one and drops the report's own word Double, so this page names each field separately.\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 6.63 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-nz\/blogs\/information-pages-complete-guide\/purple-sapphire-buyers-guide\"\u003ePurple Sapphire Buyer's Guide\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en-nz\/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-nz\/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-nz\/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-nz\/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-nz\/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;\"\u003eCG8441\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;\"\u003e7.99 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;\"\u003eRound — 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;\"\u003e10.87 - 11.06 x 6.63 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;\"\u003ePurple — 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 to Translucent — 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 #5232980224, 1 July 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 7.99 ct Purple Star Sapphire, Round Double Cabochon?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe GIA report settles the identification, the measurements, the phenomenon, the heating finding and the origin opinion: Natural Corundum, variety Natural Star Sapphire, 7.99 carats, 10.87 - 11.06 x 6.63 mm, shape Round, cutting style Double Cabochon, color Purple, transparency Transparent to Translucent, 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 determines.\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 #5232980224\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDated 1 July 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\u003e7.99 Carats, 10.87 - 11.06 x 6.63 mm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe weight and measurements printed on the report.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShape Round, 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 Purple, Transparency Transparent to Translucent\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: 7.99 Carats\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpecies: Natural Corundum\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVariety: Natural Star Sapphire\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: 10.87 - 11.06 x 6.63 mm (as printed on the GIA report)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShape: Round\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCutting Style: Double Cabochon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eColor: Purple — as printed on the GIA report\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTransparency: Transparent to Translucent — 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 #5232980224, 1 July 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 7.99 ct Purple Star Sapphire, Round 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 7.99 ct Purple Star Sapphire, Round 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\u003eCufflink 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 #: CG8441 | GIA Report #: 5232980224\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Crescent Gems","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43174591529027,"sku":"CG8441","price":3990.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0658\/8982\/8931\/files\/stone_CG8441_image-1.jpg?v=1779989740"},{"product_id":"1-45-ct-cushion-purple-sapphire-ceylon-heat-treated-gia","title":"1.45 ct Natural Pinkish Purple Sapphire, Heated – Cushion Mixed Cut | GIA Report | Sri Lanka (Ceylon)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA natural 1.45 ct sapphire, documented by GIA Sapphire Origin Report 2241032072. The report gives the color as \u003cstrong\u003ePinkish Purple\u003c\/strong\u003e, the shape as \u003cstrong\u003eCushion\u003c\/strong\u003e, the species as \u003cstrong\u003eNatural Corundum\u003c\/strong\u003e, the variety as \u003cstrong\u003eSapphire\u003c\/strong\u003e, and the geographic origin as \u003cstrong\u003eSri Lanka\u003c\/strong\u003e — origin as an expert opinion, with a printed disclaimer to that effect. It prints the cutting style in two separate fields: \u003cstrong\u003eCutting Style: Crown — Modified Brilliant Cut\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eCutting Style: Pavilion — Modified Step Cut\u003c\/strong\u003e. Brilliant facets above the girdle over flat parallel steps below is what the trade calls a mixed cut; that is the trade's name, not a field of the report.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUnder Additional Results the report records \u003cstrong\u003eHeated\u003c\/strong\u003e. That is the entry in full: one word in one field. We attach no achieved effect to it. Read the field on the paper, and ask us anything it leaves open.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe report's Color field reads \u003cstrong\u003ePinkish Purple\u003c\/strong\u003e. In GIA's color vocabulary that is one color expression rather than two colors: purple is the dominant hue and pink is the modifying hue. The field carries the hue expression and nothing else — no tone grade, no intensity grade, no quality judgement of any kind. GIA puts the general position plainly on its own site: \"GIA doesn't grade or provide quality analysis for sapphire or other colored stones.\" So the photographs on this page are the stone, and we add no adjectives to it.\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;\"\u003eThe Owner's Assessment\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 6px;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en-nz\/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\"The first thing I looked at on this 1.45 carat stone was the cut: a modified brilliant crown over a modified step pavilion, which is how I like a cushion put together. On the report the Color field reads Pinkish Purple and the Additional Results field reads Heated — both are printed on the paper, and I would rather you read them there than take my word for them. My own assessment is that you will find inclusions under 10×; GIA's colored-stone reports carry no clarity grade, so nobody's document is grading that. I would set it as a ring. Ask me anything the report doesn't answer.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat the Report States, and What We Add\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eField by field, here is what the document carries and what is ours:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin — Sri Lanka:\u003c\/strong\u003e The report gives the geographic origin as Sri Lanka, and prints alongside it that any statement on geographic origin is an expert opinion based on a collection of observations and analytical data. The older trade name for stones from the island is Ceylon; that name belongs to the trade, and the report does not use it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShape and Cutting Style — three separate fields:\u003c\/strong\u003e The report prints the shape as Cushion, the crown's cutting style as Modified Brilliant Cut, and the pavilion's cutting style as Modified Step Cut. Those are three different fields and we keep them apart. Both cutting-style values carry the word Modified; GIA publishes no definition of that word, so we reproduce the field values and gloss nothing. Brilliant facets break returning light into many small points; step facets are large, flat and parallel and return it in broad planes. A stone faceted both ways does some of each.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpecies and Variety — also separate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Species reads Natural Corundum and Variety reads Sapphire. Color is a third field and reads Pinkish Purple. The trade's habit of writing \"purple sapphire\" as though it were one field fuses two; we use it to help you find the stone, and we keep the fields apart when we cite the report.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAdditional Results — Heated:\u003c\/strong\u003e The field records that the stone was heated. That is the finding, and it is a finding about heating. We attach no achieved effect to it and we describe no earlier state of the stone.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWhat the Report Establishes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Species, variety, weight, measurements, shape, color, transparency and cutting style are findings. Geographic origin is given as an expert opinion, not a finding. The Additional Results entry reads Heated.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClarity — our assessment, not a grade:\u003c\/strong\u003e We find inclusions visible under 10×. That is our own observation at the loupe. GIA's colored-stone reports carry no clarity grade, so this figure appears on no document and should be checked against the stone.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\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 consider before purchasing this stone:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVerify the report:\u003c\/strong\u003e The physical document is headed \"Sapphire Origin Report\" above the report number — that is the line to check this page against the paper. Confirm that the weight (1.45 ct) and the measurements (7.97 x 5.19 x 3.42 mm) match, and run 2241032072 through GIA's online Report Check before you buy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrice per carat:\u003c\/strong\u003e At $2,030.00 for 1.45 ct, this works out to $1,400.00 per carat. That figure is our arithmetic on our own price, not a field of the report. Compare price per carat, not just total price, when evaluating alternatives — and compare documents too, since what one seller's paper covers is not what another's does.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAsk what the document covers:\u003c\/strong\u003e This report's Additional Results entry reads Heated, and its Geographic Origin field carries an expert opinion rather than a finding. Ask any seller, for any stone, exactly what their document does and does not cover.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMetal pairing:\u003c\/strong\u003e Which metal to set this stone in is a matter of taste rather than of quality, and no report speaks to it. Hold the stone against the metals you are considering, or ask us for more images, before you decide.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSetting considerations:\u003c\/strong\u003e A cushion has corners, and the girdle is the thin part of any faceted stone. A bezel, or prongs seated to cover the corners, is worth discussing with your setter for everyday wear — that is our recommendation, not a line from the report.\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-nz\/blogs\/information-pages-complete-guide\/purple-sapphire-buyers-guide\"\u003ePurple Sapphire — The Complete Buyer's Guide to Color, Origin, and Value\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en-nz\/blogs\/information-pages-complete-guide\/ceylon-sapphire-complete-guide\"\u003eCeylon Sapphire: The Complete Guide to the Sri Lankan Origin\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en-nz\/blogs\/information-pages-complete-guide\/how-sapphire-heat-treatment-works\"\u003eHow Sapphire Heat Treatment Works — The Process, and What a Laboratory Report Records\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en-nz\/blogs\/information-pages-complete-guide\/what-is-a-gia-sapphire-report-and-how-do-you-read-one\"\u003eWhat Is a GIA Sapphire Report and How Do You Read One?\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en-nz\/blogs\/information-pages-complete-guide\/cushion-cut-sapphire-guide\"\u003eCushion Cut Sapphire — The Complete Guide to the Shape and Its Faceting\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;\"\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;\"\u003eCG8469\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee; font-weight: 600; width: 42%;\"\u003eCarat Weight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee;\"\u003e1.45 ct\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee; font-weight: 600; width: 42%;\"\u003eSpecies \/ Variety\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee;\"\u003eNatural Corundum \/ Sapphire — color is a separate field, and it reads Pinkish Purple\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee; font-weight: 600; width: 42%;\"\u003eShape\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee;\"\u003eCushion\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee; font-weight: 600; width: 42%;\"\u003eCutting Style: Crown\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee;\"\u003eModified Brilliant Cut\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee; font-weight: 600; width: 42%;\"\u003eCutting Style: Pavilion\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee;\"\u003eModified Step Cut — a modified brilliant crown over a modified step pavilion is what the trade calls a mixed cut; that is the trade's name, not a field of the report. Both cutting-style values carry the word Modified, and GIA publishes no definition of that word, so we reproduce the fields and gloss nothing\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee; font-weight: 600; width: 42%;\"\u003eDimensions\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee;\"\u003e7.97 x 5.19 x 3.42 mm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee; font-weight: 600; width: 42%;\"\u003eColor\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee;\"\u003ePinkish Purple — GIA's color expression for this stone: purple the dominant hue, pink the modifying hue. The field carries no tone grade and no intensity 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; width: 42%;\"\u003eAdditional Results\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee;\"\u003eHeated — the report's Additional Results entry, one word in one field. A finding about heating; we attach no achieved effect to it\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee; font-weight: 600; width: 42%;\"\u003eOrigin\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee;\"\u003eSri Lanka — given by GIA as an expert opinion, with a printed disclaimer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee; font-weight: 600; width: 42%;\"\u003eClarity\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee;\"\u003eInclusions visible under 10× — our own assessment; GIA colored-stone reports carry no clarity 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; width: 42%;\"\u003eTransparency\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee;\"\u003eTransparent\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee; font-weight: 600; width: 42%;\"\u003eMohs Hardness\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee;\"\u003e9 — scratch resistance, not toughness. For comparison, GIA publishes 9.25 for synthetic moissanite. The report's Excellent toughness entry is GIA's figure for corundum as a species, not a finding about this stone\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; font-weight: 600; width: 42%;\"\u003eLaboratory Report\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px;\"\u003eGIA Sapphire Origin Report 2241032072, dated August 17, 2026. GIA issues reports, not certificates.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy Choose this 1.45 ct Cushion Pinkish Purple Sapphire?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe crown of this stone is cut in modified brilliant facets and the pavilion in modified steps. Brilliant faceting breaks returning light into many small points; step faceting returns it in broad flat planes. A stone faceted both ways does some of each, and this one measures 7.97 x 5.19 mm across the girdle at a total depth of 3.42 mm. Whether you prefer that to a full brilliant or a full step cut is a matter of taste; neither is a grade, and the report grades neither.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Benefits of this Natural Pinkish Purple Sapphire\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAdditional Results: Heated\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe report's Additional Results entry reads Heated. A finding about heating; we attach no achieved effect to it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin: Sri Lanka\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGiven on the report as an expert opinion, with GIA's printed disclaimer alongside it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShape and Cutting Style, in Three Fields\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShape reads Cushion, Cutting Style: Crown reads Modified Brilliant Cut, and Cutting Style: Pavilion reads Modified Step Cut. The trade's name for that pairing is a mixed cut; it is not a field of the report.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColor: Pinkish Purple\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGIA's own two-word color expression — purple the dominant hue, pink the modifying hue. The field carries no tone grade and no intensity grade.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGIA-Documented\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSpecies, variety, weight, measurements, shape, color, transparency and cutting style as findings; geographic origin as an expert opinion.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMohs Hardness 9\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVery high scratch resistance, which is not the same as toughness. For comparison, GIA publishes 9.25 for synthetic moissanite. The report's Excellent toughness entry is GIA's figure for corundum as a species.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhat you are buying is a single unmounted stone and the document that goes with it. The report says what it says, we have marked what is ours, and the rest is a matter of looking at the stone.\u003c\/p\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: 1.45 Carats\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGem Type: Natural Sapphire\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpecies: Natural Corundum\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVariety: Sapphire\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShape: Cushion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCutting Style: Crown — Modified Brilliant Cut\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCutting Style: Pavilion — Modified Step Cut (the trade calls the pairing a mixed cut)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: 7.97 x 5.19 x 3.42 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrigin: Sri Lanka — GIA's expert opinion, not a finding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdditional Results: Heated\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eColor: Pinkish Purple — the report's color expression, with no tone grade and no intensity grade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClarity: Inclusions visible under 10× — our own assessment, not a GIA grade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLaboratory report: GIA Sapphire Origin Report 2241032072, dated August 17, 2026\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMohs hardness: 9 (scratch resistance, not toughness)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfect Uses for this 1.45 ct Pinkish Purple Sapphire\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngagement ring center stone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStatement pendant or cocktail ring\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCustom jewelry design\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCollectors of Sri Lankan sapphire\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnniversary or milestone gift\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCare\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eClean this sapphire with lukewarm water, mild soap, and a soft brush. Store it separately from other jewelry to prevent scratching, and remove it before heavy activity or manual work. GIA publishes its own sapphire care guidance and attaches its own conditions to ultrasonic and steam cleaning; we prefer not to use either on a stone we did not set ourselves, because we cannot see how it is held. That is our preference, not a warning from the report.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGIA Sapphire Origin Report 2241032072, dated August 17, 2026\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe 1.45 ct cushion pinkish purple sapphire, packed in a protective gem sleeve\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Crescent Gems","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43519784517699,"sku":"CG8469","price":2030.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0658\/8982\/8931\/files\/8469001.jpg?v=1783754684"}],"url":"https:\/\/crescentgems.com\/en-nz\/collections\/gia-certified-purple-sapphires-collection.oembed","provider":"Crescent Gems","version":"1.0","type":"link"}