mix fancy colored sapphire lot 167.80cts
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The most valuable other fancy sapphire is a orange-pink or pinkish-orange called “padparadscha” after the lotus blossom. Padparadscha sapphires are very rare and the exact definition has always been a matter of debate: different dealers and different laboratories around the world disagree on the exact color described by this term. Some dealers even argue that the term should not be limited to the pastel shades of Sri Lankan sapphires but should also include the more firey shades of reddish-orange from the Umba Valley in Tanzania. Padparadscha sapphires sell at a premium, nearing the price for a fine blue sapphire. Although the exact description is debated, the beauty of these rare gemstones is not, with their delicate blended shades the color of fresh salmon and sunsets.
Other very popular shades of fancy sapphires are yellows, bright oranges, lavender and purples, and a bluish green color.
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