Montana State Gemstone Sapphire

Montana designated the sapphire as an official state gem stone in 1969.

Montana state gemstone sapphire.

Recognition was a long time in coming. Since then millions of carats of montana sapphires have been produced and at least one million cut stones have entered the jewelry trade. Based in philipsburg we are the exclusive distributor of gem mountain montana sapphire mine gemstones and jewelry. The hundreds of people who had come to the town looking for gold had deserted it.

All state gems gemstones. Sapphires were discovered in montana in the 1860s. Pastel hues are frequently seen within this gem. Yogo is the rarest of all sapphires.

State gemstones sapphire and agate. Montana sapphire ranges in color from blue blue green teal and green. Montana sapphire occurs in the rock creek district of montana. Montana designated both the sapphire and montana agate as the official state gemstones of montana in 1969.

Agates are found in southern and eastern montana. Montana sapphires and montana agates have shared honors as the state s gemstones since 1969. Sapphire is also the state gemstone of montana. Montana sapphire ranks nine on the mohs scale of hardness.

In the late 1880s yogo city was like a ghost town. Montana s sapphires mostly found in western montana look like bright blue glass and are cut like diamonds to make jewelry. 100 natural sapphire gemstones with an extensive selection of carat weight size and cut you ll find both loose faceted stones and rough heat treated stones in blue yellow orange pink and more. Specializing in yogo sapphires.

Agate is polished not cut to make gemstones and jewelry. The exclusive distributor of gem mountain montana sapphire gemstones and jewelry including rings pendants earrings bracelets and gents rings. Yogo city had been one of the least productive areas for gold mining in all of montana. Only a few people remained.

Shop a large selection of sapphire rings bracelets pendants and loose stones. A century earlier the small multi colored sapphires angered early placer miners by clogging gold sluices in such places as el dorado bar east of.