Natural Unheated Padparadscha Sapphire 3.85 carats with GIA Report

Identification: Natural Unheated Padparadscha • Carat: 3.85 carats • Shape: Cushion • Measures: 8.48 x 8.23 x 6.37 mm • Color: orangy pink • Cut: Brilliant/step • Treatment: Unheated

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In Sinhalese, Padparadscha means 'Lotus Blossom' and the term has come from the word Padmarag in Sanskrit, meaning 'one having the colour of a lotus. This 3.85 carats with GIA Report Padparadscha Sapphire is a gem variety of the mineral corundum. A Padparadscha is a sapphire that contains trace elements of chromium and iron, which provide it its orangy pink color. This cushion shape and orangy pink color Padparadscha sapphire gem is the rarest of all colored sapphires, and are precious because of their special color. Also, this Padparadscha sapphire gem measuring 8.48 x 8.23 x 6.37 mm is also very durable, 9 on the Mohs scale to be precise.