World-Class Tasmanian Star Sapphire - Ocean Green and Blue - 5.45 ct. - Weld River

Gem: Star Sapphire  Weight: 5.45 ct. Dimensions:12.8 x 8.8 mm Clarity: Silky / free of inclusions or dislocations Origin: Weld River Basin, Northeast Tasmania, Australia Treatments: None, natural gemstone Comments: This star sapphire is something really special.  Sometimes it looks green, sometimes it looks blue, but it ALWAYS looks like a bright, storm-churned ocean.  The body color of the gem is green, and it has a medium silk.  In bright sun, the star is very apparent, and so is the gemmy clarity of the stone.  It's exceptional. In lower light, the stone can appear to flick back and forth between green or blue, with the blue becoming stronger and more obvious in low light.   Not only does this gem hold its own up against really great star sapphires from other locations, it is remarkably gemmy, and very well cut.  The polish is also tops. Everything about this gem says top shelf class.   From a rare location:  Tasmania, Australia is a lesser known Australian sapphire locality, but so