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Ideal_Rock
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This sapphire is one that I snapped up because I've always wanted an unheated sapphire that exhibits both blue and purple, or shifts between these two colors. I used a no return discount code. The sapphire is indeed a beautiful color that my phone camera doesn't do justice to, but the inclusions just didn't show up that well in the vendor photos, and the appearance of the inclusions underneath direct sunlight bothers me. These inclusions are most visible in pictures 2 and 3. Here, the phrase "frozen spit" comes to mind, though that may be too harsh to apply to this stone. The first and the last picture show the gem in diffused natural light. It looks like a hazy blueberry indoors and also color changes under incandescent to purple.
I think I have to keep this stone and try to do something with it. A couple of thoughts are to turn it into a sliding pendant, or to put it into a bezel ring. I'd probably use silver since I don't see this sapphire as part of my heirloom jewelry.
What kind of styles would you guys recommend for the sapphire? And would you do ring or pendant?