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.

State of montana for more than a century and a half. Montana sapphires have a long and exciting history. A nearby source and an assurance of ethical mining practices make montana sapphires and yogo sapphires popular with american consumers. This beautiful heated montana sapphire is a gorgeous rich sky blue bringing to mind the big skies of montana.

Pastel hues are frequently seen within this gem. Unheated very rare stone clarity. Montana sapphire occurs in the rock creek district of montana. Light sky blue weight.

The sapphire has excellent clarity. The treatment is permanent and stable and not only develops the color but also improves the clarity. The treatment is permanent and stable. Mined and cut in the united states this sapphire is an american treasure.

Historically gem quality sapphires have been mined commercially in four main areas in southwestern montana shown in figure 1. Completely natural and untreated this is the color of the gem just as it formed deep in the earth millions of years ago. This sapphire has been subject to traditional heat treatment in montana to improve the color and clarity but no other treatments have been applied. The color was developed by heating the gem in montana but no other treatments were made to the gem.

6 24 carat teal blue montana sapphire heated 17 500 00. This gorgeous montana sapphire is a lovely light sky blue color reminiscent of the big skies of montana. 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. 6 08 carat deep blue green montana sapphire heated 12 000 00.

There may be. 3 14 carat peacock blue montana sapphire 9 300 00. If you don t know about the history of montana sapphires please have a look at our education page here. Montana sapphire undergoes heat treatment to create or improve color.

7 33 mm by 5 18 mm depth 3 58 mm treatment. Montana sapphire ranks nine on the mohs scale of hardness. 3 52 carat robin s egg blue montana sapphire 10 600 00. Natural unheated montana sapphire.

Montana sapphire ranges in color from blue blue green teal and green. Small stripe like inclusions making this. This beautiful heated montana sapphire is a gorgeous sky blue bringing to mind the big skies of montana. 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. Montana the treasure state produces nearly all of the sapphire in the united states.