Sapphire Heated - Blue

Cotton fibers from the stone packing cases may be photographed on the stone.  Fibers are noted looking through the stone (not inclusions)

Type: Sapphire Natural

Origin: Deer Creek, Montana, USA

Weight: 1.64

Color: Pale Teal

Cut: Rectangle (Modified Spar-54)

Clarity: VVS

Size: 6 x 8.9 mm

Treatments: No treatments were preformed on this stone.

Genealogy: FOco Gems Mined cut.

Hardness: 9

Source: FOco Gems

Comments: Of the Montana deposits, the blues come from Yogo and Missouri Rivers.

This is a fine example of natural color for the Montana Sapphire.

This material is from Deer Creek which has spent years trying to determine if this is a commercial deposit.

The cutter oriented a pale blue band of pigmentation across this stone. 

This is a fine example of natural color for the Montana Sapphire. 

This material is from Deer Creek which has spent years trying to determine if this is a commercial deposit.  The original was a 4.64cts  hexagonal river-worn crystal.  The final weight of the cut stone is 1.64 cts or over 35% of the original material remains.  Competitive on the global stage.

Cotton fibers from the stone packing cases may be photographed on the stone.