Only the slightest presence of chemical material can determine whether a padparadscha, ruby, sapphire or other colored sapphire will form. Within the earth's natural movement, crystals and minerals deep underground are heated, merged and formed into new crystals. Padparadscha sapphires are formed metamorphically by the earth's tectonic plates colliding with each other, the same movement that causes mountain ranges to form and earthquakes to occur.

Padparadscha is the only variety of corundum, other than ruby, that is given its own name, rather than being referred to as a sapphire of a particular color. This unique color is the result of a careful combination of well-balanced trace elements in the gemstone. The designation ‘padparadscha’ derives from the Sinhalese word for ‘aquatic lotus blossom’, which shares the same pinkish orange color. Ceylon has remained one of the world’s primary sources for exquisite gems for more than two thousand years. Under the tropical jungles and exotic terrain of this region lies one of nature’s most dramatic treasure troves of mineral wealth.

At the center of one of history’s classic gem locations is the ‘gem city’ of Ratnapura. The extraordinary colored sapphire, known as a padparadscha, was originally only found in Ceylon, also known as the Island of Gems.

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