Birthstone — September
Planet — Sun
ABOUT
Pink Sapphire like all sapphires measure 9 on Moh’s Scale of Hardness. Pink Sapphires come in numerous shades of Pink, from baby pink to intense magentas. They can also vary from purplish to reddish, although the dark pink tones are highly preferred. The rarest type of Sapphire is a pinkish-orange variety called Padparadscha – meaning Lotus Flower in Sanskrit.
SOURCE
Pink Sapphires are quite rare and found in limited locations around the globe. Most popular being Sri Lanka, Madagascar, Myanmar, Tanzania and East Africa.
COMPOSITION
Pink Sapphires belong to the family of Corundums with traces of chromium that lend it this color. The higher the chromium content the more intense the color; although too much coloration can turn it to red in which turns it to Ruby. Sometimes the red and pink can be caught in a place where it can get difficult to identify it as Ruby or Pink Sapphire. Violet tones result from traces of vanadium.