Pink Sapphire

Gulabi Pukhraj Quality

Lying on the border of a Ruby and Sapphire, Pink Sapphire gemstones are uniquely classified due to their distinct color. The quality of a Pink Sapphire depends largely on the quality of its color (hue, saturation, and tone). Origin, clarity, and cut are often regarded as secondary factors while analyzing the quality of this stunning pink gemstone. Buy the best quality Pink Sapphire gemstone to make the most of your shopping.

• Origin

  - Sri Lanka (Ceylon), Myanmar (Burma), Madagascar, Africa and Pakistan are some important mining locations that resource fine quality natural Pink Sapphires to the gemstone industry. Just like rubies, Burmese Pink Sapphire is known for its high aesthetics, historical significance and immense rarity and therefore considered highly sought-after. Some natural Pink Sapphire Ceylon (Sri Lankan) or Madagascar Pink Sapphire stones can also enter the league of the top-quality gem if they have an exceptional color and clarity.

• Color

  - Pink Sapphire color ranges from light pink to baby pink, deep pink, violet-pink, peach pink, rosy pink, hot pink and intense magenta pink. Generally, the highly saturated, medium to dark Pink Sapphire is considered probably the best but the selection of tone really depends on the individual’s personal preference.

• Clarity

  - Being a Type II clarity gemstone, natural inclusions such as fingerprints, rutile, negative crystals, line growth and color zoning are quite common in Pink Sapphire. So, when buying a Pink Sapphire, one should always look for transparent and sparkly pieces with minimum visible flaws. Such fine quality stones are quite rare and only available at the trusted gem stores.

• Uniqueness (Star Pink Sapphire)

  - ‘Pink Star Sapphire’ is a rare and unique variety that possesses microscopic rutile needles aligned in the perpendicular direction. This gem variety appears nearly opaque but displays a beautiful six-rayed star-like effect on its surface when the light strikes this gemstone, just like in Star Ruby. Pink Star Sapphire stone is extremely rare and considered quite precious.

• Cut

  - Rough Pink Sapphire is neither easily accessible nor affordable. So, more preference is given to minimizing stone wastage while shaping or refining a pink sapphire raw stone. Oval pink sapphire and round pink sapphire are usually affordable than the gems in fancy cuts (emerald cut Pink Sapphire, princess cut Pink Sapphire and Pink Sapphire heart etc.) because the former ones cause minimum weight loss. While buying a Pink Sapphire, it is always advised to choose a Pink Sapphire that displays the best hue and brilliant luster.