1.05 Ct. Spinel from Ceylon (Sri Lanka)

There is a certain hush that falls when a true blue gem is lifted into the light, a quiet like the ocean breathing against the shore, and this cushion shape blue spinel sings with that same soft music. Weighing 1.05 carats, and cut into a comforting cushion silhouette with a mixed brilliant cut, this stone wears its facets like a story told in silvered light. Its dimensions are 6.28 by 5.28 by 3.95 mm, and in every plane the polish is excellent, a mirror surface that lets each internal flash speak. The blue is of medium light intensity, a hue that awakens memories of twilight skies over Ceylon, and its clarity at eye level is clean, leaving the gaze free to drift from facet to facet without interruption. There is no enhancement to this stone, it is a natural note in the chorus of gems, born in Sri Lanka and offered to you in the hush and carefulness that The Natural Gemstone Company brings to every selection.

Imagine this stone set into a ring, a pendant, a brooch that will be worn and spoken to across years, a small vessel for laughter and vows. The mixed brilliant cut catches and scatters light in a manner that feels both lively and intimate, like a candlelit dance where every turn reveals something new. Spinel carries a hardy heart, with a hardness of eight on the Mohs scale, making it an excellent companion for daily wear, a loyal witness to ordinary mornings and carefully planned evenings. Because this spinel has no enhancements, its color is true by its own will, able to tone and warm and cool with the wearer as light and life pass across it. Skilled setters will find the cushion outline both classic and versatile, a shape that cradles the gem and also allows the metal to sing around it, and a skilled artisan can choose a mount that protects the pavilion while still giving the blue room to breathe.

Consider now how objects become heirlooms, not by decree, but by the accumulation of moments. This spinel can begin a lineage of memories, a small blue anchor passed from hand to hand, each owner adding a layer of story that elevates the stone beyond its measured attributes. Picture a grandmother tucking this gem into a satin box, the metal warmed by decades of touch, then a granddaughter discovering it and placing it on her finger before a wedding, the light refracting through new vows and old promises. The fact that this is a natural spinel from Ceylon, unenhanced and eye clean, means that it is a truthful witness to time, not a mimicry of beauty but the real thing, ready to hold new sentiments. At The Natural Gemstone Company we believe in stones that ask to be loved, stones that respond to tenderness, and this blue spinel is fashioned to be both an intimate keepsake and a visible legacy. With simple care, occasional gentle cleaning, and a setting chosen to protect the pavilion and girdle, this gem will carry its color and clarity forward, becoming a family talisman that gathers history as naturally as it gathers light.