this is a natural earth grown fancy cut hexagon shaped perfectly faceted perfect color celon sapphire . celon is the country it was mined from and is the best place in the world to get sapphires from the best quality stones come from this area. the sapphires from this area are consistently the best sapphires in the world. this stone is 9.2cts. and completely eye clean and loop clean . this is called a fancy cut and to get a cut like this it is much more money than standard round or oval cuts. this stone comes with lab report on the stone certificate of authenticity and pedigree of the stone. this stone is insured rite now for insurance for $5700.