Given its historical provenance records (see below), the Kashmir attribution is more romantic and likely primary, though definitive spectroscopic analysis (distinguishing trace elements like Fe, Ti, Cr, Ga) would be needed for certainty.
The Niks Indian Sapphire is more than a gemstone; it is a . Its value lies not in yielding expensive jewelry but in representing the apex of corundum crystal growth in the Indian subcontinent. Whether born in the legendary pits of Kashmir or the rugged hills of Odisha, it remains a testament to the geological riches of India and the wisdom of preserving nature’s monumental creations intact.
Thus, the in private hands.