Sapphire | Buy Montana

: You wash the gravel in a screen, using a specialized "gravity separation" technique where the heavy sapphires settle in the center.

: Rare and primarily found in the Yogo Gulch , these stones are prized for their natural clarity and don't require heat treatment. buy montana sapphire

In 1865, gold prospectors along the Missouri River near Helena kept finding pale, hard stones in their pans. These early miners, focused on gold, tossed the "blue pebbles" aside until a local prospector eventually sent a box of them to a gemologist at Tiffany & Co. in New York City. The gemologist declared them some of the finest sapphires he had ever seen, marking the birth of the American sapphire market. The Quest for Color : You wash the gravel in a screen,

: Ranging from mint green and lemon yellow to rare pinkish-purple and violet. The "Pay-to-Dig" Experience These early miners, focused on gold, tossed the