Sky Blue Montana Sapphire

Mined and cut in the united states this sapphire is an american treasure.

Sky blue montana sapphire.

This beautiful heated montana sapphire is a gorgeous sky blue bringing to mind the big skies of montana. Light sky blue weight. Montana the treasure state produces nearly all of the sapphire in the united states. Montana sapphire occurs in the rock creek district of montana.

6 24 carat teal blue montana sapphire heated 17 500 00. Natural unheated montana sapphire. Montana sapphire ranges in color from blue blue green teal and green. Montana sapphires have a long and exciting history.

7 33 mm by 5 18 mm depth 3 58 mm treatment. The sapphire has excellent clarity. The color was developed by heating the gem in montana but no other treatments were made to the gem. Small stripe like inclusions making this.

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. This gorgeous montana sapphire is a lovely light sky blue color reminiscent of the big skies of montana. If you don t know about the history of montana sapphires please have a look at our education page here. 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.

3 52 carat robin s egg blue montana sapphire 10 600 00. 3 14 carat peacock blue montana sapphire 9 300 00. Montana sapphire ranks nine on the mohs scale of hardness. The treatment is permanent and stable and not only develops the color but also improves the 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. Historically gem quality sapphires have been mined commercially in four main areas in southwestern montana shown in figure 1. A nearby source and an assurance of ethical mining practices make montana sapphires and yogo sapphires popular with american consumers. There may be.

Home loose gemstones sapphire montana sapphire 0 92 carat light sky blue montana sapphire heated loose gemstones sapphire montana sapphire 0 92 carat light sky blue montana sapphire heated. State of montana for more than a century and a half. Montana sapphire undergoes heat treatment to create or improve color. 3 53 carat pale aqua montana sapphire.

Sapphire has been mined in the western u s. Pastel hues are frequently seen within this gem. The upper missouri river gravel bars 1865 dry cottonwood creek 1889 rock creek 1892 and yogo gulch 1895. 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. 6 08 carat deep blue green montana sapphire heated 12 000 00.