Padparadscha Sapphire Value, Price, and Jewelry Information

Padparadscha Sapphire
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Padparadscha Sapphire Value

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Kashmir Sapphire

Certified origin. Untreated material. Average brilliancy of 40 to 60%. Add to 20% or deduct to 10% for other cutting. Prices for ovals and cushions. Add 8% to 10% for rounds and pears. Add 10% to 20% for emeralds and marquis.Top Grade: vB 5/6, 6/6. B 5/6, 6/6.
Top Grade1 to 2 carats2 to 3 carats3 to 4 carats4 carats plus
VVS,000 to ,650/ct,000 to ,000/ct,000 to ,500/ctto ,000/ct
VS/SI,000 to ,000/ct,000 to ,700/ct,000 to ,000/ctto ,000/ct
SI/I,000 to ,000/ct,000 to 24,600/ct,000 to 27,600/ctto ,000/ct
Very Good Grade: V 4/6, 5/6, 6/5. bV 5/6, 6/6; vB 5/5, 4/6, 6/5.
Very Good Grade1 to 2 carats2 to 3 carats3 to 4 carats4 carats plus
VVS,000 to ,300/ct,600 to ,400/ct,000 to ,000/ctto ,000/ct
VS/SI to ,100/ct,000 to ,700/ct,000 to ,000/ctto ,500/ct
SI/I to ,300/ct,000 to ,000/ct,400 to ,600/ctto ,500/ct
Good Grade: V 4/5, 5/4, 5/5, 6/4, 6/5, 7/5; bV 4/5, 4/6, 5/4, 5/5, 5/4, 4/5; vB 3/5, 4/4, 6/3, 7/5, 5/4, 4/5; B 3/5, 4/4, 6/3, 7/5, 6/4, 5/4, 4/5.
Good Grade1 to 2 carats2 to 3 carats3 to 4 carats4 carats plus
VVS to ,200/ct to ,700/ct,000 to ,000/ctto ,000/ct
VS/SI to /ct to ,200/ct,000 to ,000/ctto ,000/ct
SI/I to /ct to ,500/ct,000 to ,000/ctto ,900/ct
Fair Grade: V 3/4, 3/5, 4/4, 4/3, 5/3, 6/3, 7/4; bV 3/5, 4/4, 5/3, 6/3, 7/4, 7/5; vB 3/4, 4/3, 7/4, 6/2, 5/3; B 3/4, 4/3, 7/4 6/2, 5/2, 5/3.
Fair Grade1 to 2 carats2 to 3 carats3 to 4 carats4 carats plus
VVS to /ct to ,200/ct to ,500/ctto ,500/ct
VS/SI to /ct to /ct to ,000/ctto ,000/ct
SI/I to /ct to /ct to ,500/ctto ,700/ct

Other Blue Sapphires

Heat treated material. Average brilliancy of 40% to 60%. Add to 20% or deduct to 10% for other cutting. Prices for ovals and cushions. Add 8% to 10% for rounds and pears. Add 10% to 20% for emeralds and marquis. Note: If certified Burmese and untreated, add 50%, except fair or lower grades.Top Grade: vB 5/6, 6/6; B 5/6, 6/6.
Top Grade1 to 2 carats2 to 3 carats3 to 4 carats4 carats plus
VVS to /ct to /ct to /ctto ,500/ct
VS/SI to /ct to /ct to /ct/ct
SI/I to /ct to /ct to /ct/ct
Very Good Grade: V 4/6, 5/5, 6/6; bV 5/6, 6/7; vB 5/5, 4/6, 6/5; B 4/6, 5/5, 6/5; vslgB 4/6, 5/6, 6/6.
Very Good Grade.5 to .75 carat.75 to 1 carat1 to 2 carats2 carats plus
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SI/I to /ct to /ct to /ctto /ct
Good Grade: V 4/5, 5/4, 5/5, 6/4, 6/5, 7/5; bV 4/5, 4/6, 5/4, 5/5, 6/4, 6/5; vB 3/5, 4/4, 6/3, 7/5, 5/4, 4/5; B 3/5, 4/4, 6/3, 7/5, 6/4, 6/4, 5/4, 4/5; vslgB 7/5, 5/4, 6/4, 4/5, 6/5, 5/5; gB 4/5, 5/5, 6/5.
Good Grade.5 to .75 carat.75 to 1 carat1 to 2 carats2 carats plus
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SI/I to /ct to /ct to /ctto /ct
Fair Grade: V 3/4, 3/5, 4/3, 4/4, 5/3, 6/3, 7/4; bV 3/5, 4/4, 5/3, 6/3, 7/4, 7/5; vB 3/4, 4/3, 6/2, 7/4, 5/3; B 3/4, 4/3, 7/4, 6/2, 5/2, 5/3; vslgB 3/4, 3/5, 4/3, 4/4, 5/3, 6/3, 7/4; gB 3/5, 4/4, 5/3, 5/4, 6/3, 6/4, 7/4; vstgB 4/4, 5/4, 6/4.
Fair Grade.5 to .75 carat.75 to 1 carat1 to 2 carats2 carats plus
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Fancy Sapphires

Average brilliancy of 30% to 40%. Add to 20% or deduct to 10% for other cutting. Prices for ovals and cushions. Add 7% to 10% for rounds, pears and marquis. Add 15% to 30% for emerald cuts.

Pink Sapphire

Top Color: stpR 3/6, 4/6; RP 4/6; rP 4/6 No trade data availableVery Good Color: slpR 4/6; stpR 4/5; RP 3/5, 4/4, 4/5; rP 3/5, 4/4, 4/5; P 4/5.
Very Good Color.5 to .75 carat.75 to 1 carat1 to 2 carats2 carats plus
VVS to /ct to /ct to /ctto ,500/ct
VS/SI to /ct to /ct to /ctto /ct
SI/I to /ct to /ct to /ctto /ct
Good Color: slpR 3/5, 4/4, 4/5; stpR 3/4, 3/5, 4/4; RP 3/4, 4/3; rP 3/4, 4/3; P 3/4, 4/4.
Good Color.5 to .75 carat.75 to 1 carat1 to 2 carats2 carats plus
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SI/I to /ct to /ct to /ctto /ct
Fair Color: slpR 3/3, 4/3; stpR 3/4, 4/3; RP 2/3, 3/3; rP 2/3, 3/3; P 3/, 4/3.
Fair Color.75 to 1 carat1 to 2 carats2 carats plus
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SI/I to /ct to /ctto /ct

Yellow Sapphire

Top Color: Y 3/5; oY 3/5. Very Good Color: Y 3/4; oY 3/4. Good Color: Y 3/3, 4/4; oY 3/3, 4/4. Fair Color: Y 2/3, 4/3; oY 2/3, 4/3.
Yellow Sapphireto 2 carats2 carats plus
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Green Sapphire

Top Color: vslbG 6/3, bG 6/3, G 6/3. Very Good Color: BG 6/3, vstbG 6/2, 5/3, 6/2; bG 4/3, 5/3, 6/3; vslbG 4/3, 5/3, 6/2; G 5/3, 7/3; slyG 5/3, 6/3; yG 6/3. Good Color: BG 4/3, 5/3, 6/2; vstbG 4/3, 5/3, 7/3; bG 4/2, 5/2, 7/3, G 5/2,6/2; slyG 5/2, 6/2, 7/3; yG 5/3, 6/2, 7/3; styG 5/3, 6/3; styG 5/3, 6/3. Fair Color: BG 4/2, 5/2; vstbG 4/2, 7/2; bG 3/2, 7/2; vslbG 7/2; G 4/2, 7/2; slyG 4/2, 7/2; yG 5/2, 7/3; styG 5/2, 6/2.
Green Sapphireto 1 carat1 carat plus
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Purple Sapphire

Top Color: RP 6/6, 5/6; rP 6/6; P 6/6. Very Good Color: stpR 5/5, 6/5; RP 5/5, 6/5, 7/5; rP 5/6, 6/5; P 5/6, 6/5; bP 5/6, 6/5. Good Color: slpR 5/3, 6/3; stpR 5/4, 6/4, 7/4; RP 5/4, 6/3, 6/4, 7/4; rP 5/4, 5/5, 6/4, 7/5; P 5/4, 5/5, 6/4, 7/5; bP 4/5, 4/6, 5/5. Fair Color: .
Purple Sapphireto 2 carats2 carats plus
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Other Sapphires

White Sapphire.5 to 3 carats3 to 5 carats5 to 15 carats
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Color Change Sapphire.5 to 1 carat1 to 7 carats
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Blue Cabochons.5 to 1 carat1 to 7 carats
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Star Sapphire.5 to 1 carat1 to 5 carats
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Padparadscha Sapphire Information

DataValue
NamePadparadscha Sapphire
Is a Variety ofSapphire
Crystallography Hexagonal.
Refractive Index 1.757-1.779
Colors Light to medium-tone pink-orange/orange-pink.
Fracture Conchoidal. Frequent parting
Hardness 9
Birefringence 0.008-0.009
Cleavage None
Dispersion 0.018
Luminescence Pink stones show strong orange-red in LW, weaker color in SW. Orange sapphires show a strong orange-red in the presence of LW. Synthetic orange sapphires: very weak, orange to red in SW.
Wearability Excellent
Pleochroism Orange-yellow/yellowish orange.
Optics RI: o = 1.757-1.770; e = 1.765-1.779 (usually 1.760, 1.768); Uniaxial (-).

Padparadscha is a light to medium toned pink-orange to orange-pink hue sapphire.

Name

Padparadscha is a Sinhalese word meaning lotus blossom.