Padparadshah & Orange Sapphire
The color of a lotus flower or beautiful sunset…
The word ‘Padparadshah’ (also spelt as ‘Padparadscha’) means lotus-flower in Sri Lanka’s Sinhalese language. Stones with this orangey-pink color are rare and highly valued.
Sapphires and Rubies are actually the same mineral – corundum.
Sapphires are routinely treated to improve their clarity and color. However, many of our Padparadshah and Orange Sapphires are completely Natural and untreated (see product labelling on each gem).
Principal mining locations for these colors are Sri Lanka, Madagascar, Tanzania and Montana (USA).
They are durable gemstones with a hardness of 9 on the Mohs Scale and can easily be used in all types of jewelry.
Sapphires are September’s birthstone and their variety of colors offers so much choice! They also celebrate the 5th and 45th Anniversaries.
We have many more shades, cuts and sizes available in Padparadshah and Orange Sapphires – please contact us if you don’t find what you are looking for in our online inventory.
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for sale
Colors | pinkish-orange orangey-pink peach peach-orange lotus flower color sunset color orange yellow-orange red-orange brownish-orange brownish-peach |
Family/Species | Corundum |
Properties | RI = 1.762-1.770 DR SG = 4.00 (+/-0.03) Dispersion = 0.018 Hardness = 9 suitable for use in jewelry |
Treatments | Many treatments and enhancements are currently being carried out on We generally prefer to work with Natural Sapphires or regular-Heated Sapphires see policy on Treatment Disclosure |
Important information | Natural, untreated Sapphire is getting harder and harder to find in the |
Birthstone | September |
Anniversary | 5th |
Cuts | Calibrated sizes up to 4mm All standard cuts and free sizes |
Mining locations | Tanzania (Umba Valley, Tunduru, Songea), Sri Lanka, Madagascar and other localities |