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Padparadscha Sapphire

Padparadscha Sapphire Value

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Sapphire Value, Price, and Jewelry Information

Ruby and Sapphire Origins

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 Grade	1 to 2 carats	2 to 3 carats	3 to 4 carats	4 carats plus
VVS	,000 to ,650/ct	,000 to ,000/ct	,000 to ,500/ct	to ,000/ct
VS/SI	,000 to ,000/ct	,000 to ,700/ct	,000 to ,000/ct	to ,000/ct
SI/I	,000 to ,000/ct	,000 to 24,600/ct	,000 to 27,600/ct	to ,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 Grade	1 to 2 carats	2 to 3 carats	3 to 4 carats	4 carats plus
VVS	,000 to ,300/ct	,600 to ,400/ct	,000 to ,000/ct	to ,000/ct
VS/SI	,400 to ,100/ct	,000 to ,700/ct	,000 to ,000/ct	to ,500/ct
SI/I	,000 to ,300/ct	,000 to ,000/ct	,400 to ,600/ct	to ,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 Grade	1 to 2 carats	2 to 3 carats	3 to 4 carats	4 carats plus
VVS	,600 to ,200/ct	,800 to ,700/ct	,000 to ,000/ct	to ,000/ct
VS/SI	,200 to ,600/ct	,800 to ,200/ct	,000 to ,000/ct	to ,000/ct
SI/I	,600 to ,400/ct	,000 to ,500/ct	,000 to ,000/ct	to ,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 Grade	1 to 2 carats	2 to 3 carats	3 to 4 carats	4 carats plus
VVS	,400 to ,000/ct	,800 to ,200/ct	,000 to ,500/ct	to ,500/ct
VS/SI	,000 to ,700/ct	,200 to ,300/ct	,000 to ,000/ct	to ,000/ct
SI/I	,400 to ,500/ct	,800 to ,800/ct	,000 to ,500/ct	to ,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. Typically, mid-quality untreated blue sapphire will sell for 20-30% more than a treated stone of the same quality. Top-quality unheated stones could get a premium of 50% or higher, especially if they're large.

Top Grade: vB 5/6, 6/6; B 5/6, 6/6.

Top Grade	1 to 2 carats	2 to 3 carats	3 to 4 carats	4 carats plus
VVS	,000 to ,500/ct	,800 to ,100/ct	,600 to ,300/ct	to ,500/ct
VS/SI	,600 to ,900/ct	,200 to ,200/ct	,000 to ,400/ct	to ,100/ct
SI/I	,400 to ,300/ct	,800 to ,600/ct	,200 to ,200/ct	to ,000/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 carat	1 to 2 carats	2 carats plus
VVS	to ,275/ct	to ,500/ct	,600 to ,600/ct	to ,100/ct
VS/SI	to ,110/ct	to ,245/ct	,400 to ,700/ct	to ,350/ct
SI/I	to /ct	to ,050/ct	,200 to ,550/ct	to ,000/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 carat	1 to 2 carats	2 carats plus
VVS	to /ct	to ,125/ct	,400 to ,550/ct	to ,300/ct
VS/SI	to /ct	to /ct	,200 to ,100/ct	to ,700/ct
SI/I	to /ct	to /ct	to ,650/ct	to ,350/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 carat	1 to 2 carats	2 carats plus
VVS	to /ct	to /ct	to ,350/ct	to ,800/ct
VS/SI	to /ct	to /ct	to ,125/ct	to ,600/ct
SI/I	to /ct	to /ct	to ,020/ct	to ,850/ct

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

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Very 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 carat	1 to 2 carats	2 carats plus
VVS	to /ct	to ,050/ct	,800 to ,300/ct	to ,500/ct
VS/SI	to /ct	to /ct	,400 to ,700/ct	to ,400/ct
SI/I	to /ct	to /ct	,100 to ,250/ct	to ,950/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 carat	1 to 2 carats	2 carats plus
VVS	to /ct	to /ct	,000 to ,100/ct	to ,800/ct
VS/SI	to /ct	to /ct	to ,800/ct	to ,500/ct
SI/I	to /ct	to /ct	to ,350/ct	to ,500/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 carat	1 to 2 carats	2 carats plus
VVS	to /ct	to /ct	to ,050/ct
VS/SI	to /ct	to /ct	to /ct
SI/I	to /ct	to /ct	to /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 Sapphire	to 2 carats	2 carats plus
Top Color	to /ct	to ,625/ct
Very Good Color	to /ct	to ,350/ct
Good Color	to /ct	to /ct
Fair Color	to /ct	to /ct

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 Sapphire	to 1 carat	1 carat plus
Top Color	to /ct	to /ct
Very Good Color	to /ct	to /ct
Good Color	to /ct	to /ct
Fair Color	to /ct	to /ct

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 Sapphire	to 2 carats	2 carats plus
Top Color	to /ct	to ,840/ct
Very Good Color	to /ct	to ,470/ct
Good Color	to /ct	to ,470/ct
Fair Color	to /ct	to ,200/ct

Other Sapphires

White Sapphire	.5 to 3 carats	3 to 5 carats	5 to 15 carats
	to /ct	to /ct	to /ct

Color Change Sapphire	.5 to 1 carat	1 to 7 carats
	to ,000/ct	to ,000/ct

Blue Cabochons	.5 to 1 carat	1 to 7 carats
	to /ct	to /ct

Star Sapphire	.5 to 1 carat	1 to 5 carats
Blue	to /ct	to ,200/ct
Fancy Colors	to /ct	to /ct
Black	to /ct	to /ct

Padparadscha Sapphire Information

Data	Value
Name	Padparadscha Sapphire
Is a Variety of	Sapphire
Crystallography	Hexagonal.
Refractive Index	1.757-1.779
Colors	Light to medium-tone pink-orange/orange-pink.
Hardness	9
Wearability	Excellent
Fracture	Conchoidal. Frequent parting
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.
Luminescence Present	Yes
Luminescence Type	Fluorescent, UV-Long, UV-Short
Pleochroism	Orange-yellow/yellowish orange.
Optics	RI: o = 1.757-1.770; e = 1.765-1.779 (usually 1.760, 1.768); Uniaxial (-).
Optic Sign	Uniaxial -
Luster	Vitreous to adamantine.
Polish Luster	Vitreous to subadamantine.
Fracture Luster	Vitreous.
Specific Gravity	3.99-4.10; usually near 4.0
Enhancements	Heat treatment (common for sapphires); diffusion treatment (occasional); irradiation (rare).
Typical Treatments	Heat Treatment, Irradiation, Lattice Diffusion
Transparency	Transparent to opaque.
Birthstone	September.