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From antiquity, the allure of sapphires has made them the most popular of all colored gemstones. Sapphires remain America’s #1 selling colored gem. Their beauty and mystique continues to enchant buyers from all over the globe. The prices for fine quality large sapphires can be higher than that of diamonds.
This is a 0.20 carat, Natural Padparadscha Sapphire, 4x3 mm, oval cut, transparent and eye clean. Padparadscha Sapphire is arguably one of the rarest gemstones eagerly sought after by the discerning collectors!
Gemstone Species: Padparadscha Sapphire!
Treatments: None
Color: Orange-Red-Pink
Cut: Fancy Oval Cut
Clarity: Eye Clean
Carat Weight: .20 ct Measurements: 4x3 mm
What makes this gemstone unique? Padparadscha is probably the rarest sought after gem stone in the world! It's price per carat is often even more than that of diamonds. However, it is about 20 times more rarer than a diamond! This is a jewel of a stone for gem collectors and those looking for real special custom jewelry. This is the kind of gemstone that steadily will gain value over time.
Eye Clean – Gems that are clean to the naked eye.
Loop Clean - No imperfections are visible at 10x magnifications (a jeweler's loop)
VSI (very slight inclusions) - While these gems have some small inclusions, they will not diminish the brilliance and beauty of the gem when set
SI (slight inclusions) - These gems have some inclusions visible to the naked eye but not to the extent of affecting the brilliance of the gem.
Included - These gems have some larger and/or many minor inclusions that somewhat diminish the brilliance of the gem.
Transparent - Transparent gems allow light to pass through them without diffusing (scattering) the light.
Translucent - Translucent gems allow light to pass through them, but the light is somewhat diffused (scattered).
Opaque: No light passes through the gemstone.
From time immemorial, the allure of sapphires has made them the most popular of all colored gemstones. Sapphires have been linked to royalty and nobility throughout history and are arguably the most widely recognized of all colored gemstones. Capitalizing on their beauty and value, the modern era has seen Blue Sapphires become America’s #1 selling colored gem.
Sapphire's beauty and mystique continues to enchant buyers from all over the world. The prices for fine quality large sapphires can be higher than diamonds.
Sapphire is the birthstone for September. It is given as a gem for the 5th, 23rd and 45th wedding anniversaries while a star sapphire is given on the 65th wedding anniversary.
Traditional Metaphysical Properties of Sapphire:
Joy, peace, beauty, intuition, prosperity, fulfillment of dreams.
See: Detailed Info on the healing powers of Sapphire
See Also: More detailed description of Sapphire
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