What a find! A natural ruby from Mozambique with nearly internally flawless clarity, rated “Eye Clean” by our standards for being completely clean to the eye. Since most people in the gemstone trade expect rubies to have at least some inclusions, this particular specimen is thus extremely rare. Also remarkable is its color, heated for enhancement, which saturates the stone beautifully without moving toward opaque or “over-colored.” As such, we gave this ruby our highest color-intensity rating of “vivid.” Also commendable is this ruby’s carat weight. Since fine-quality rubies over one carat are very rare, at 2.57 carats, this one is more than twice that weight. All it needs now is the perfect cushion-shape setting to enhance what’s been unearthed.