1.70 Ct.Tw.Total Carat Weight Zircon Pair from Ceylon (Sri Lanka)

From the red earth and riverbeds of Ceylon Sri Lanka these two white zircons begin a long and patient journey, a story that folds ancient geology into modern elegance. Formed over millions of years, zircons are small time capsules of the earth, carried down from hard rock into alluvial gravels where skilled miners and local families have long worked by hand to recover the crystals. Each crystal arrives at our workshop with the faint signs of its life in the earth, a lineage of heat and pressure that has given it uncommon brilliance and a lively internal fire. At The Natural Gemstone Company we respect that history, we trace provenance carefully, and we let the natural character of each stone guide the cutter. For these two stones the origin in Ceylon Sri Lanka is not just a place name, it is the beginning of their personality, the reason for their clarity and their near colorless charm, and the reason they respond so well to careful cutting and polishing.

We present these stones as a matched pair, weighing 0.82 carats and 0.88 carats respectively, each shaped into a round configuration and finished with a mixed brilliant cut that balances large face up brilliance with internal scintillation. The first stone measures 5.26 by 5.29 by 3.45 mm, the second 5.38 by 5.38 by 3.54 mm, measurements that speak to the precise work of our cutters as they translate rough form into optimal optical performance. Both stones grade as very slightly included when evaluated at eye level, a clarity that allows the light to dance freely while retaining the authenticity of natural origin. Their color intensity is near colorless, making them endlessly wearable with any metal or setting, and their polish is excellent, ensuring crisp facet junctions and lively surface reflections. These zircons have received no enhancement, they are natural and finished to showcase their best attributes without treatment.

When set into jewelry these two zircons will create a balanced, eye catching design that feels both deliberate and effortless. The slight difference in weight becomes an asset in creative settings, allowing a designer to choose symmetry with precision or to play with a subtle graduated motif that draws the eye in a gentle arc. In classic stud settings their round faces offer bright, steady scintillation, while in a halo they act as calm centers that let surrounding accents sing. In a bezel setting the near colorless tone will read as cool and modern, in prong settings the mixed brilliant cut will flash with a lively mix of fire and brilliance when the wearer moves. Paired with white gold or platinum the stones read as pure and luminous, paired with warm metals they offer a crisp contrast that modernizes vintage silhouettes. For bespoke pieces the pair can anchor a tension ring, serve as the focal points of an asymmetric pendant, or be set as understated daily studs that elevate every moment.

At The Natural Gemstone Company we see each pair of gems as collaborators in design, not merely as commodities. These Ceylon zircons arrive from the earth with stories in their facets, and they leave our studio ready to become part of yours, to reflect personal milestones and everyday joys. If you imagine them as the center of a minimalist ear set or the quiet heart of a more elaborate creation, their balanced proportions and mixed brilliant cuts make them versatile partners for a jeweler or a thoughtful owner. Their provenance, clarity grade, excellent polish, and lack of enhancement ensure you are acquiring something truthful and beautiful. Allow these stones to complete a design that is at once balanced and eye catching, a piece that holds a place in your life and in the long arc of natural history from which they came.