2.18 Ct. Spinel from Ceylon (Sri Lanka)

There are gemstones that simply speak to the heart and then there is this transparent 2.18 carat oval shape pinkish red spinel from the storied fields of Ceylon Sri Lanka, a jewel that seems to hold a twilight of blossoms within its depths. In the gentle light it breathes with a vivid color intensity that makes the skin beside it glow, and the tone is at once romantic and resolute, a color that reads like a secret promise. At The Natural Gemstone Company we have selected this spinel for its rare combination of size and soul. With dimensions of 9.62 by 7.45 by 4.25 mm it is perfectly poised between presence and intimacy, large enough to command attention and delicate enough to nestle close to the skin. The oval silhouette lends it a lithe elegance, a shape that lengthens the finger and frames light like a window frames a horizon.

The magic of this gem lives in its mixed brilliant cut, a thoughtful marriage of facets that coax every photon to perform a quiet ballet. The crown facets capture light and whisper it inward toward a precisely angled pavilion, where a constellation of internal mirrors returns that light with a symphony of scintillation. Because the cutter balanced step like facets with brilliant style facets this spinel offers both flashes of fire and a steady field of lustrous brilliance, the kind of sparkle that composes a poem in motion. The oval form allows the light to travel along the gem in elongated streams, giving a sense of movement when the hand turns. With an excellent polish every plane on this gem is smooth and true, which means reflections are sharp and colors read with clarity. Light does not merely enter this stone, it is invited to play, to scatter, to bloom and to return to the eye as a thousand tiny hearts of light.

Clarity is a quiet companion to color and cut, and this spinel carries the rare virtue of being very very slightly included when evaluated at eye level, a clarity that preserves the gems integrity without stealing its character. These subtle inclusions are like whispers within a sonnet, hints that the gem is a natural story rather than a fabrication. The spinel has been heat treated, a traditional and stable enhancement that deepens the tone and lifts the color into its vivid register while maintaining the stones innate transparency. In practical terms the mixed brilliant cut plays with these internal features in the most flattering way, allowing light to veil them when set and to reveal them only as charming proof of origin when the gem is admired closely. The overall effect is a jewel that reads as both pristine and authentic, a radiance that is felt as much as it is seen.

Imagine this oval pinkish red Ceylon spinel set into a ring that will be worn every day, or into a pendant that will rest near the heart. Because of its balanced proportions and its lively mixed brilliant cut it is wonderfully versatile, responding to different metal choices and setting styles by showing either lively scintillation on a bright white mounting or a deeper, more intimate glow against warm gold. At The Natural Gemstone Company we offer this gem as a centerpiece for vows and for moments that deserve to be remembered as luminous and tender. We invite you to consider how this 2.18 carat treasure will catch the light of your life and to allow our team to guide you through the best settings that will celebrate its dimensions, its vivid color intensity, and its excellent polish. When you choose a gem with such deliberate cut and provenance you are choosing a story that will continue to shimmer for generations.