Montana Sapphires - "Born in the USA"

Montana sapphires are mined in, you guessed it, the state of Montana, USA. They were discovered in Montana in the late 1800's by a gold miner working on one of the gravel bars on the Missouri River near Helena. Raw material is getting very scarce, the Montana sapphires on these pages are from many years of collecting. Montana sapphires have remarkable color and brilliance. The  unique color of blue Montana sapphires reminds you of a favorite pair of jeans. Usually lacking in purple tones, they often exhibit a gray or greenish blue tint and sometimes even flashes of yellow. They also come in other colors, like orange, yellow, green, apricot, pink and colorless. There are some colors from Montana that are found no where else in the world. Like all sapphires, Montana sapphires are tough and relatively scratch-resistant and make great jewelry stones.