{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Mardon Jewelers Blog - Custom Jewelry and Gem Industry News","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.mardonjewelers.com\/blog","author_name":"James L. Sweaney, CGA, FGA. GG","author_url":"https:\/\/www.mardonjewelers.com\/blog\/author\/jim\/","title":"What is the True Padparadscha? Again! - Mardon Jewelers Blog - Custom Jewelry and Gem Industry News","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"wi8wePqcBI\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mardonjewelers.com\/blog\/what-is-the-true-padparadscha-again\/\">What is the True Padparadscha?  Again!<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mardonjewelers.com\/blog\/what-is-the-true-padparadscha-again\/embed\/#?secret=wi8wePqcBI\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;What is the True Padparadscha?  Again!&#8221; &#8212; Mardon Jewelers Blog - Custom Jewelry and Gem Industry News\" data-secret=\"wi8wePqcBI\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"We published this article February 2009 with good response.\u00a0 Since Sapphire is the stone for September, we thought it appropriate to republish, with minor additions, editing, new pricing information and larger pictures. Early in my career as a gemologist, while working the gem identification counter at the GIA Gem Trade Laboratory in Santa Monica, I [&hellip;]","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/www.mardonjewelers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/86PadFaceUp1.jpg"}