1.64 Ct. Cabochon Garnet from Ceylon (Sri Lanka)

From the first breath of earth to the warm light of your hand, this garnet tells a story that moves like a poem, steady and sincere. Born in the ancient soils of Ceylon Sri Lanka, this translucent red garnet carries the hush of tropical rain, the slow patience of riverbeds, and the secret heat of subterranean fires. It weighs 1.64 carat, and it is shaped in a marquise form that echoes the sliver of a dawn, long and elegant. Its dimensions are 10.09 by 5.14 by 3.32 mm, a small world held between thumb and fingertip. The gem is fashioned as a cabochon, its surface domed and sensuous, inviting light to glide across it, revealing a deep dark color intensity, a red like embers seen through glass. At eye level it is graded very very slightly included, a whisper of nature that only deepens its authenticity. The polish is excellent, as smooth and reflective as a calm river, and there has been no enhancement, the stone arriving to you in honest, untreated beauty.

Imagine miners kneeling under a canopy of green, listening for the earth to give up its treasures, hands guided by knowledge passed down through generations. They find the raw garnet like the clenching of a small heart within clay, and they know to coax it gently rather than force it. The rough is rinsed in clear streams, the mica and loam falling away, and the miner holds the red stone up to the light, reading its potential. From that hand the gem travels to an artisan, a cutter who sees geometry and poetry at once. Choosing the marquise cabochon was an act of both taste and tenderness. Instead of faceting to scatter fire, the cutter chose to honor the garnet s natural depth, shaping it to carry color and glow like a sealed flame. The dome was coaxed into perfection, each stroke of the wheel a lullaby to the stone, until the surface shone with an excellent polish that invites fingers and eyes to linger.

At every step The Natural Gemstone Company accompanies this journey, ensuring provenance, care, and respect for both craft and earth. We handle the stone with the reverence it deserves, noting its precise measurements and its character with the patience of a jeweler and the heart of a storyteller. The marquise cabochon shape sits particularly well in intimate settings, where its elongated form flatters the hand and where the rich dark red catches and holds light like a memory. Set as the sole focus in a simple gold bezel, the garnet will glow with an inner fire, a private ember against skin. Paired with small diamonds that mimic distant stars, it becomes a lover s talisman. Placed as the centerpiece of a pendant, it will hang like a secret note close to the heart. For those who prefer a minimal modernity, a delicate prong cradle will let the stone breathe, revealing its translucent layers as light moves across them.

Owning this garnet is to welcome a history that spans rivers, hands, and time, to place a small, ancient brilliance into the present. We at The Natural Gemstone Company invite you to imagine the stone in your life, to think of the moments it will witness and the stories it will gather. It is more than weight and dimension, more than cut and polish, it is a companion that holds both the raw honesty of its origin in Ceylon Sri Lanka and the careful hands that shaped it. If you are seeking an emblem of quiet passion, a piece to be passed and cherished, or a jewel that speaks in gentle, storied tones, this 1.64 carat marquise cabochon garnet arrives ready to be set into the life you envision. Let us help you find the perfect mount, and let this garnet continue its journey with you, luminous and unwavering.