Ceylon sapphire

  • Padparadscha or Pretender — An Unusual Pink-Orange Sapphire

    • Date: 2016-06-01
    Padparadscha or Pretender • An Unusual Pink-Orange Sapphire

    An orangish pink “padparadscha” sapphire was submitted for testing at Lotus Gemology’s Bangkok laboratory. Testing showed a number of conflicting features that suggested the gem was a cleverly treated synthetic pink sapphire designed to imitate natural padparadscha.