The Paddar Sapphires ( credit to @PariharRavi1 for all the information)
Paddar is a remote scenic beauty in the kishtwar district .
.It covers whole northern portion of district kishtwar.
.Bordering zanskar in the north , pangi (HP) in the east and marwaha valley in the west.
Lies in the greater Himalayas at 4547m above MSL .
Approx. 350 km from the Jammu city,45 km is travelled through foot
The last village is Sumcham which is around 10 km below the mine .
Valley connects in this region to zanskar through two passes thagsula pass&potala pass
Gemstone because of their toughness, hardness, abrasiveness and chemical stability.
It is an aluminium oxide with a chemical composition of Al2O3 and a hexagonal crystal structure
The sapphire of paddar is best in the world because it hold up in all kinds of lights
Which experts describe as magical property, as compared to the other sapphire of the world.
The stone show play of colour and has magical velvety effect
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