Gemstone Monday's
Sapphire is a gemstone in the corundum family. Known for its beautiful
"cornflower blue" color, sapphire also comes in a wide range of colors.
In fact, corundum comes in every color of the rainbow, and they are all
sapphire--except red, which is ruby. It has a strong luster like diamonds, and sources
include Australia, Burma (Myanmar), Sri Lanka, Thailand, Montana,
Brazil, Cambodia, China, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Nigeria, Pakistan,
Rwanda, Tanzania, Vietnam, Zimbabwe, and the United States (Montana).
There is a very coooool place in Montana called:
You will find lots of rough Montana Sapphires. Yes YOU find them. Or if you can't get to Montana, you can order "Gravel Bags" that are guaranteed to contain something; Lots of something.
I have personally searched a Gravel Bucket and have found lots of Sapphires and Garnets. Now these will not be faceted or shiny. It is the Rough material. My parents actually went there and my mom had one that she found faceted and put into a ring. Check it out !!
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