2.23 Ct. Zircon from Ceylon (Sri Lanka)

A single pear shaped orangish brown zircon, weighing 2.23 carats, rests like a fragment of warm twilight in the palm, its silhouette measuring 10.58 x 6.65 x 3.55 mm. The mixed brilliant cut sculpts a private geometry within the stone, each facet a small, deliberate mirror that drinks light and returns it in joyous flashes. Transparent and eye clean when viewed at eye level, this gem reveals no veil of inclusions to disturb the gaze, only a pure field of color that reads as a medium intense tone, both intimate and noble. Originating from Ceylon, Sri Lanka, and polished to an excellent finish without any enhancement, this zircon carries the quiet authority of something found rather than made. It is a jewel that suggests stories whispered on verandas at dusk, a keepsake for vows spoken softly, a promise that will age gracefully alongside the wearer.

Under the first honest light of morning, the orangish brown heart of the stone opens like a warm sunlit room, honeyed flashes pooling in the deepest curves of the pear shape, golden and coppery facets catching the eye. Midday sunlight makes the mixed brilliant cut sing, scattering lively sparks and revealing the stone s inherent dispersion, those fleeting spectral flashes that play like rainbows across the pavilion, reminding you how zircon can hold fire within a sober body of color. As the day softens into late afternoon, the gem balances its glow, the medium intense color maturing into richer, almost tawny notes, while scintillation along the edges casts a delicate rhythm with every movement. Under incandescent or warm LED light, the orangish brown leans into amber and toffee, a cozy hearth captured as gem, every polished facet throwing small, steady beacons. In cooler LED or fluorescent environments, the clarity and cut keep the performance crisp, the facets returning white brilliance and pinpricks of spectral color with a brisk, lively temperament. And in candlelight or moonlit walks, the zircon becomes a private bonfire, the pear shape concentrating glow into a teardrop of soft luminescence, intimate and entrancing, the polish allowing each flicker to glide across the surface like a lover s hand.

Placed at the center of a ring, resting against the throat on a pendant, or held between fingers for a quiet examination, this zircon invites the kind of attention that translates to memory. Its pear silhouette flatters and elongates, lending a contemplative elegance to every setting, while the eye clean field ensures that the gaze meets only color and light, never interruption. There is comfort in its natural state, no enhancement to alter its story, only the honest provenance of Ceylon, Sri Lanka, and the careful shaping of human hands into a mixed brilliant form that honors the stone s own voice. From The Natural Gemstone Company this piece arrives as more than an object, it arrives as a companion to milestones, as a witness to the small ceremonies of life, as an heirloom in waiting. If you listen closely when you wear it, you will hear it speak in reflections, in private rainbows, in a warmth that recalls both sunlit afternoons and the hush of promises kept.