Among the remaining 25%, just 10% of them qualify the gem quality.

Nearly 75% of the white sapphire gems produced are pale brown or muddy in colour.

Burmese and Thai Sapphire are usually off-white in colourand are comparatively less in price. Out of all these origins, Sri Lankan or Ceylonese white sapphire is regarded as the most sought-after variety due to its exceptional clarity and large size and thus are the most expensive. Some major mines of natural white sapphire are situated in Sri-Lanka, Burma, Australia, Thailand, Tanzania and Cambodia. Generally, the value of white sapphire is determined by analysing its Origin, Colour, Clarity, Carat weight and Cut.For astrological purposes, a colourless White Sapphire with maximum transparency is considered the best quality White Sapphire gemstone. White Sapphire stone price in India varies from Rs 1500 per carat ($20 approx.) and can go as far as Rs 70,000 per carat ($1000 approx.) plus.

White Pukhraj stone can also be worn by the ascendants of Gemini, Virgo, Capricorn and Aquarius signs. Inwestern astrology, white sapphire is considered suitable for Cancer sign. In Indian astrology, white sapphire is recommended for Tula (Libra) and Vrishabha (Taurus) rashi. White sapphire is often addressed by numerous other names like ‘Shvet Pukhraj’ in Sanskrit, ‘White Pukhraj’ or ‘Safed Pukhraj’ in Hindi and ‘Leuco Sapphire’ in English.The common sources of white sapphire are Myanmar, Czech Republic, Brazil, Kenya, India, Australia andthe prominent source of best quality white sapphire is Sri Lanka.Maximum larger size white sapphire gems available today are resourced from Sri Lanka and are commonly referred to as 'Ceylon white sapphires'.

Raw white sapphire