Pink Sapphire From Sri Lanka, by GIA

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Pink Sapphire From Sri Lanka, by GIA. Do you know how to identify a natural pink sapphire? Intense pink sapphires owe their color to chromium, the same impurity element that causes ruby’s red color. In this video, learn about the characteristics and color variation of pink sapphire, and how they help define pink sapphire value. See beautiful examples of natural sapphire from Sri Lanka and Nepal, and admire the intense saturation of color. Pink sapphire gems ranges from red to purple with weak to vivid color saturation and lighter tone. Pink sapphire that is purple is similar in color but darker, and always has purple as the dominant color. It ranges from medium to dark reddish purple to violet-purple with weak to vivid color saturation.

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• Sapphire Quality Factors: http://www.gia.edu/sapphire-quality-factor
• Sapphire Description: http://www.gia.edu/sapphire-description
• Sapphire Buyer’s Guide: http://www.gia.edu/sapphire#buyers-guide
• Sapphire History and Lore: http://www.gia.edu/sapphire-history-lore
• Sapphire Care and Cleaning Guide: http://www.gia.edu/sapphire-care-cleaning

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• Yellow Sapphire From Sri Lanka: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cFLqZTQsGc

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