Seylan Gems & Jewelry
Padparadscha is a sapphire whose color sits between pink and orange, without a brown mask that dulls it. Ceylon is the source the name grew up with. The word on a title is not, by itself, a grade.
Specifications
Typical published ranges used in gemology. Specific gravity below matches our carat calculator default where applicable. (SG 4.00)
| Mineral | Corundum, the same as other sapphire |
|---|---|
| Hardness (Mohs) | 9 |
| Refractive index | About 1.762–1.770 |
| Specific gravity | About 4.00 |
| The color people mean | Pink-orange or orange-pink, lively, not brown |
| The disclosure that matters | Heat, and especially beryllium diffusion |
Laboratories do not draw the pink-orange boundary in exactly the same place. One report may say padparadscha and another may say pinkish orange sapphire for a similar face-up color. Read the color description and the treatment, not only the headline.
Beryllium diffusion can create or strengthen this kind of color. It is a treatment, and it belongs in the listing if it is known. An unheated stone with a report that supports the color is a different purchase from a diffused stone at a lower price.
Daylight and indoor light. A stone that goes brown in one of them is not the color the name is trying to describe. Check millimetres. These stones are often small. A low carat weight can still be the right stone if the color is clean.
Durability is sapphire: hardness 9. The premium is the color and the treatment story, not a softer mineral.
No. It is sapphire, which is corundum. Ruby is the red variety. Padparadscha is a color description inside sapphire.
No. Brown, dull, or strongly treated colors are often rejected by laboratories even when a seller likes the word. Ask what the description is based on.
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