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It’s often romantically compared to that of a lotus blossom. The color of padparadscha sapphires is their most important characteristic. For instance, when iron and titanium are present, corundum becomes blue sapphire when chromium is present, corundum becomes ruby. Padparadscha sapphires are colored by the presence of both iron and chromium, which rarely occurs in nature and results in a breathtakingly beautiful mix of pink and orange hues. However, when there are trace elements present during its formation, corundum changes color.

Corundum is a very hard aluminum oxide that’s colorless in its purest form. Padparadscha sapphires belong to the corundum family of gemstones, which includes all sapphire colors as well as ruby. True padparadscha sapphires are also extremely rare-in fact, much more rare than fine Kashmir sapphires or Burmese rubies-making them perhaps the most valuable variety of sapphire and one of the most coveted gems in the world. Padparadscha sapphires have an exquisite color combination unlike any other colored gemstone. When it comes to nature, however, gem connoisseurs everywhere would agree that the padparadscha sapphire is one of its great achievements. These are all examples of the great achievements of humankind. The Great Pyramids, Leonardo Da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa,” the works of William Shakespeare, landing a man on the moon.