Natural Unheated Padparadscha Sapphire pink-orange color oval shape 3.28 carats with GIA Report

Identification: Natural Unheated Padparadscha • Carat: 3.28 carats • Shape: oval • Measures: 9.68 x 7.41 x 5.54 mm • Color: pink-orange • 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 3.28 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 pink-orange color. This oval shape and pink-orange 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 9.68 x 7.41 x 5.54 mm is also very durable, 9 on the Mohs scale to be precise.