Golden Sapphire 0.62 CT | Oval Cut Songea Tanzania
This 0.62 carat golden sapphire from Songea displays a bright sunshine hue with medium to strong saturation and a pleasing oval cut that returns light evenly across the crown. The stone is eye clean apart from a distinct crystal shaped feature set just beneath the table, likely a negative crystal or trapped mineral, which adds individuality without interrupting the overall brilliance. Liveliness is high under daylight and the polish is crisp with well aligned facet junctions.
Songea in southern Tanzania rose to prominence in the late 1990s when corundum was discovered in secondary gravels along the Ruvuma River system. The fields are worked on a small scale and production is sporadic which keeps supply limited. While Songea is best known for a wide palette of sapphire colors, fine golden yellow material in clean, well cut stones under one carat remains relatively scarce. The presence of a well formed internal crystal is a notable natural hallmark of origin conditions and contributes to the gem’s uniqueness.
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Golden Sapphire 0.62 CT | Oval Cut Songea Tanzania
GEM STATS CHEMICAL FORMULA Aluminium oxide, Al2O3 COLOR Golden WEIGHT
1.19 Ct SHAPE AND CUT Oval Cut REFRACTIVE INDEX nω = 1.768–1.772
nε = 1.760–1.763GRADE Minor Impurity Mohs scale 9 LUSTRE Vitreous TRANSPARENCY Transparent ORIGIN Songea, Tanzania TREATMENT Natural
