Sky Blue Montana Sapphire

The upper missouri river gravel bars 1865 dry cottonwood creek 1889 rock creek 1892 and yogo gulch 1895.

Sky blue montana sapphire.

Sapphire has been mined in the western u s. This beautiful heated montana sapphire is a gorgeous sky blue bringing to mind the big skies of montana. A nearby source and an assurance of ethical mining practices make montana sapphires and yogo sapphires popular with american consumers. Historically gem quality sapphires have been mined commercially in four main areas in southwestern montana shown in figure 1.

Montana sapphires have a long and exciting history. Small stripe like inclusions making this. This gorgeous montana sapphire is a lovely light sky blue color reminiscent of the big skies of montana. Montana sapphire undergoes heat treatment to create or improve color.

Unheated very rare stone clarity. If you re looking for something truly made in the usa look no further than these exciting and rare colors that only mother nature can provide. This sapphire has good clarity with just a few tiny rutile needles only visible with a 10x loupe and a pair of small feather inclusions just barely. 7 33 mm by 5 18 mm depth 3 58 mm treatment.

Montana sapphire ranks nine on the mohs scale of hardness. 6 08 carat deep blue green montana sapphire heated 12 000 00. Pastel hues are frequently seen within this gem. 3 14 carat peacock blue montana sapphire 9 300 00.

Montana sapphire ranges in color from blue blue green teal and green. The color was developed by heating the gem in montana but no other treatments were made to the gem. Mined and cut in the united states this sapphire is an american treasure. There may be.

The treatment is permanent and stable and not only develops the color but also improves the clarity. 3 53 carat pale aqua montana sapphire. Natural unheated montana sapphire. Light sky blue weight.

Montana sapphire occurs in the rock creek district of montana. State of montana for more than a century and a half. With rich cornflower blue yogo sapphires and fancy colored gems in any color of the rainbow these stones are a great choice for any jewelry project. Completely natural and untreated this is the color of the gem just as it formed deep in the earth millions of years ago.

This beautiful heated montana sapphire is a gorgeous rich sky blue bringing to mind the big skies of montana. 3 52 carat robin s egg blue montana sapphire 10 600 00. Montana the treasure state produces nearly all of the sapphire in the united states. If you don t know about the history of montana sapphires please have a look at our education page here.

6 24 carat teal blue montana sapphire heated 17 500 00. The treatment is permanent and stable.