padparadscha

Noun

Meaning

padparadscha (plural padparadschas)

A rare pinkish-orange variety of corundum.

Examples

Even the same gemstone can occur in many different colors: sapphires show different shades of blue and pink and "fancy sapphires" exhibit a whole range of other colors from yellow to orange-pink, the latter called " padparadscha sapphire ". Source: Internet

It is, however, still orders of magnitude lower than the highest grade sapphires or rubies (padparadscha sapphire or "pigeon's blood" ruby). Source: Internet

A stone can be called "pink" by one lab while another lab calls it "padparadscha". Source: Internet

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