PADPARADSCHA is a very rare pinkish orange sapphire and rarer than a ruby. It is the only variety of corundum other than ruby that is given its own name, rather being referred to a sapphire of a certain color. The name derives from the Sinhalese word meaning lotus blossom. Pink sapphire is colored by small amounts of chromium. With increasing amounts it forms a continuous color range with ruby. Tiny amounts of chromium may produces the padparadscha. As the name denotes, Sri Lanka is the principal source for this very rare and beautiful stone.
GEMS AND GEMOLOGY
Gemology has been a fascinating hobby of mine for over 20 years, reading up “Gemstones of the World” by Walter Schumann, attending practical classes on coloured gemstones, and visiting gem mining areas. I acquired some pieces, both priced and less well known, of various colours, shapes and cuts from gem-producing areas like Burma,Sri Lanka, Thailand, Cambodia etc. These have since grown to quite a collection.
Among the 63 gems species are: traditional gemstones - corundum(sapphire,ruby), beryl (emerald,aquamarine), fancy diamond; and others - spinel, chrysoberyl(cat's eye,alexandrite), tanzanite, garnet(tsavorite, spessartite,), tourmaline(rubellite,indocolite), zircon, topaz, quartz(amethyst,citrine), chalcedony(agate,chrysoprase), feldspar(moonstone,labradorite), kyanite, peridot, kunsite, scapolite, flourite and many other lesser known gemstones. (view complete list on blog archive on the right with traditional gemstones at the bottom. click on types of interest to you.)
I'm now divesting my collection. An abbreviated description is provided below each photo, including price. Example 1: m2(size ref) tq(turquoise gem) ov(oval shape) plgnbl(pale greenish blue colour) afg ( Afghanistan country) 3.82 (carat weight) (18.7x8.5mm)(dimensions LxW) in mm) op (opaque clarity) 175 (USD 175 price) 10b30 N18(ref no and location). Example 2:"sa (type sapphire), ov(shape oval), dpbl(colour deep blue), af(origin Africa), 4.43(weight in carat), (11.3x10.2x4.6mm)dimension LxWxD, ec(clarity eyeclean), 1k(price US$1000)".
Personal viewing can be done for friends in Singapore.
Those outside Singapore, purchase can be secured via registered post upon payment in USD(or Singapore equivalent) via paypal, money/postal order, account transfer/cheque (Singapore) or other mutually agreed arrangement. Do have a look and contact me for any other details.
Happy viewing!
Friday, January 1, 2010
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c%201k%20b1-13%20N150%5B2%5D.jpg "s2 pad lf plpko 1.62(8.2x8.1x4)c 1k b1-13 N150")
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vsi%2004%201b48%20M-%5B2%5D.jpg "vs1 pad mq plpko 0.98(10.4x4.9x2.4)vsi 04 1b48 M-")
c%2005%20b4-71%20T90%5B2%5D.jpg "vs pad rn pko 0.40(4mm)c 05 b4-71 T90")
c%2006%20b4-69%20T200%5B3%5D.jpg "vs2 pad tr dppko 0.60(5mm)c 06 b4-69 T200")
ec%201.5k%20b1-15%20T360%5B2%5D.jpg "am2 sa b'flycb pk 3.0(9.5x7.7x5.3)ec 1.5k b1-15 T360")
c%2006%20b2-27%20T132%5B2%5D.jpg "as sa pr pk 1.0(7x5)c 06 b2-27 T132")
ec%2007%20b1-7%20N52%5B2%5D.jpg "as2 sa ht pk 1.60(10.8x8x4.9)ec 07 b1-7 N52")
ec%2007%201b38%20N54%5B2%5D.jpg "as3 sa ov opk ov 1.39(6.8x5.9x4.1)ec 07 1b38 N54")
ec%201k%20b1-16%20T110%5B2%5D.jpg "am4 sa mq pppk 2.40(12.3x5.4x4)ec 1k b1-16 T110")
c%2006%20b2-26%20T140%5B2%5D.jpg "as sa mq pk 1.08(9.8x4.6)c 06 b2-26 T140")
c%2005%201b40%20N44%5B2%5D.jpg "as sa ov ltpk ce 1.08(7.1x5x3.3)c 05 1b40 N44")
c%2003%20b2%20N31%5B3%5D.jpg "avs1b sa bg pk af 0.86(6.2x4.4x2.8)c 03 b2 N31")
ec%2005%20b2-25%20N29%5B2%5D.jpg "as4 sa ht bnpk ma 1.12(6.1x6.1x3.7)ec 05 b2-25 N29")
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c%2008%20b1-20%20N100%5B2%5D.jpg "as1 sa ov pppk ma 1.96(8.5x6.5x3.6)c 08 b1-20 N100")
ec%2006%20b2-32%20N53%5B2%5D.jpg "as2 sa sqcu lv ce 1.67(6.1x6x4.2)ec 06 b2-32 N53")
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ecu%20035%201b40%20N18%5B2%5D.jpg "avs1 sa ov pp ma 0.92(6.4x5.6x2.8)ecu 035 1b40 N18")
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ecu%2005%20b2-34%20N55%5B2%5D.jpg "as4b sa pr mdpp ma 1.10(7.3x5.7x3.4)ecu 05 b2-34 N55")
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c%202k%20b1-1%20N04%5B2%5D.jpg "m2 bg pkrd 3.90(10.6x5.8x5.1)c 2k b1-1 N04")
c%201k%20b4-61%20N52%5B2%5D.jpg "m3 sa ov rdo th 2.48(10x7.1x3.9)c 1k b4-61 N52")
vsi%20075%20b4-73%20N102%5B2%5D.jpg "s1 sa ov ord be son 1.67(7.8x5.8x4.2)vsi 075 b4-73 N102")
vsi%2006%20b4-75%20M%5B2%5D.jpg "s2 sa be ov ord af 1.54(7.1x5.7x4.5)vsi 06 b4-75 M")
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c%2004%20b4-71%20T150%5B5%5D.jpg "vs sa rn pkrd 0.40(4mm)c 04 b4-71 T150")
ec%201.2k%20b1-10%20T154%5B2%5D.jpg "m5a sa be ov o son 2.15(7.7x6.7x4.8)ec 1.2k b1-10 T154")
ec%201.2k%20b1-6%20T152%5B2%5D.jpg "m sa pr gyo ce 2.03(8.4x7x4.5)ec 1.2k b1-6 T152")
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c%201k%20b1-5%20N106%5B2%5D.jpg "m sa ov go ce 2.09(7.3x6.5x5.1)c 1k b1-5 N106")
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c%20075%20T4-24%20N53%5B2%5D.jpg "s2b sa em gyo son 1.63(7.8x5.2x3.6)c 075 T4-24 N53")
ec%2008%20b1-N76%5B2%5D.jpg "s2c sa ov o beson 1.56(6.8x5.8x4.3)ec 08 b1-N76")
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c%202k%20b1-3%20T260%5B2%5D.jpg "am2 sa b'flycb gny ce 3.85(9.5x8.3x6.5)c 2k b1-3 T260")
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ec%2006%201b41%20N82%5B2%5D.jpg "ama sa ov y 2.06(8.9x7.1x3.2)ec 06 1b41 N82")
c%2005%20b4-8%20N50%5B3%5D.jpg "as1h sa ov bty be 1.80(7.7x6.1x3.8)c 05 b4-8 N50")
ec%2006%20T4-21%20N47%5B5%5D.jpg "as1c sa ov gy ce 1.96(9x6.1x3.7)ec 06 T4-21 N47")
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c%2004%20b4-9%20N40%5B2%5D.jpg "as4 sa pr y 1.19(6.8x5.9x3.9)c 04 b4-9 N40")
ec%20055%20b2-72%20N37%5B2%5D.jpg "as2b sa mq gy ce 1.65(11x5.3x3.5)ec 055 b2-72 N37")
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