Sapphire-Padparadscha Orange- VVS

Rectangle (Chmural Cush.-79(JJG)); 0.47 cts; 4.95 mm

$679.00

Type: Sapphire

Origin: Umba, Tanzania

Weight: 0.47

Color: Orange Pink Padparadscha

Cut: Rectangle Chmural Cushion-79 (JJG)

Clarity: VSS Size: 3.3 x 4.9 mm

Treatments: No known treatment:

Genealogy: FOco Gems Mined and Cut

Hardness: 9

Source: Arusha Tanzania broker Comments: Incredible color!!!! The rough was 2.92 cts which yielded 0.47 cts of finished stone or only 16% of the original (shape was an issue as well as stone-to-metal bonding).

This is a red orange sapphire known as Padparadscha which is another way of saying unique and rare. (Padparadscha: derived from Sinhalese for Lotus flower implying the orange pink blossoms (AGS reference).