Ravenstein Gem Co., LLC
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SAPPHIRE – One of World’s Most Popular and Valued Gems
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VIDEO OF THE GEMSTONE CAN BE FOUND HERE.
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MATERIAL: Natural Untreated Blue SAPPHIRE. One of the world’s Most popular and most valued gemstones. Together with Diamond, Ruby and Emerald, natural Sapphire was always a highly sought after gemstone. Sapphire will never lose its high market value based on its sheer rarity and superior hardness and toughness. Name Sapphire originates in old Indian Sanskrit language. Sapphire and other types of Corundum is usually found in contact and regionally metamorphosed rocks.
ORIGIN: Mozambique, Africa.
WEIGHT: 1.04 Ct
CUT: Custom Designed PEAR. Faceted by Ravenstein Gem Co., LLC
SIZE: 6.9 x 5.6 x 4.0 mm. Calibrated size: NO (The word “Calibrated” means that size of this gem was optimized to fit most inexpensive mass produced jewelry setting). All non-calibrated gems can also be set into jewelry. Ask your local jeweler for details. For customer not familiar with the metric system: 1 inch is 25,4 millimeters.
COLOR: Light Pastel Blue.
CLARITY: VS1 (All colored stones are graded with trained unaided eye. Diamonds are graded under 10x magnification)
CLARITY SCALE: From best and cleanest with no visible inclusions (FLAWLESS) to heavily included (P3): FLAWLESS - VVS1 - VVS2 - VS1 - VS2 - SI1 - SI2 - P1 - P2 - P3
HARDNESS: 9.0 on Moh’s Scale (Substantially harder than Topaz or even Chrysoberyl, Sapphire is second hardest and toughest gemstone after Diamond. Suitable for everyday jewelry wear).
LEGEND and LORE: Dark blue sapphire will allow one to use their full creative potential. it is like a mother stone because it tends to your needs as your creative juices flow so that you do not become scattered about but remain grounded. It is also good for helping solve problems, sexual relationships because it tends to make deep bonding between people and creates loyalty. Sapphire has long symbolized truth, sincerity, and faithfulness. Sapphires draw protection and prophetic wisdom to the user. Attracts and oversees one's divine destiny or "mission" in life, instilling hope, faith and joy during the journey. Sapphires bring Light, Joy and Peace to the user/wearer. They open the mind to beauty and intuition, and bring with it the hope of fulfilling your dreams and desires of the heart. Sapphire can focus healing, loving energy on anyone needing it, without the user's participation, in this way it seems to possess an innate higher intelligence of its own. Tradition holds that Moses was given the Ten Commandments on tablets of sapphire, making it the most sacred gemstone. Because sapphires represent divine favor, they were the gemstone of choice for kings and high priests. The British Crown Jewels are full of large blue sapphires, the symbol of pure and wise rulers.
NEGATIVE FEEDBACK: We strongly believe that quality of our gems and service will never deserve a negative feedback. If for any reason you are unhappy with your purchase, simply contact our company by e-mail and we will correct the problem as soon as we possibly can. Always send your inquiry thru the eBay system. We have received only a very few negative feedbacks in our entire 17 year history, both given without contacting us first and both for misunderstanding regarding depth or type of color, reasons which could easily be fixed by exchange or merchandise credit.
GUARANTEE: We are committed to your 100% satisfaction. If for any reason you are not satisfied with your gemstone purchase, you are entitled to a full credit within 14 days of receipt. All sales are final after 14 days. No replacements or refunds after the initial 14 day trial period. Thank you for your understanding and coopertaion.
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ABOUT US: At RAVENSTEIN GERMANY we precisely hand cut all gems in our European Union cutting facilities from mine-direct sources of top quality, hand-selected rough. Our prices are strictly factory-direct. Our highly skilled master cutters facet all gems under strict German school “Idar Oberstein” and Bohemian school “Turnov” quality standards. You will find similar quality gems at only few renowned gem studios and high-end dealers around the world. We do our best to make each gemstone an original of the very highest market value.
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