Sapphire madness

[NJnuggetpirate]

Christmas is over now so I ordered a family sized sapphire gravel kit I ask the mines owners thy say I might find fine gold in the gravel too

 

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[Eu_citzen]

Take it slow panning for sapphires - they aren't easy to catch!

 

[NJnuggetpirate]

Take it slow panning for sapphires - they aren't easy to catch!

No problem they give you a screen for it

 

[hvacker]

There was a Gold Fever show back a ways that was in Wyoming (I think) mining sapphires. They were screening too but it still took the guy a while to "see" them.
Good luck and if your inclined to, let us know how you did.

 

[NJnuggetpirate]

There was a Gold Fever show back a ways that was in Wyoming (I think) mining sapphires. They were screening too but it still took the guy a while to "see" them.
Good luck and if your inclined to, let us know how you did.

I think the episode you are talking about was in Montana I saw that one too

 

[hvacker]

I think the episode you are talking about was in Montana I saw that one too

Ya, you got it, Montana.

 

[NJnuggetpirate]

Ya, you got it, Montana.

Lol he called the nugget of gold a nuggey

 

[wilfndgold]

HaHaHaHa......Nuggey... HeeHee

 

[NJnuggetpirate]

HaHaHaHa......Nuggey... HeeHee

He said its not quite a nugget it's a nuggey

 

[Nirros]

I just went through 2 gallons of gravel twice and found roughly 20 cwt of Sapphires......it was fun but man you have to be patient. a good led light underneath helped a great deal. I was told that there was no gold in my gravel due to the area of Montana it came from. after the new year i plan on ordering more.....I should add that i got the straight from the mine stuff....dirt and all with nothing added....guess im a man of chances

 

[NJnuggetpirate]

I have a good question how do you calculate carats? I'm not sure how Carats are decided

 

[Nirros]

i measured each one and used an online conversion tool. i have a caliper that measures mm. like i said its a rough estimate of raw stones.....

 

[NJnuggetpirate]

i measured each one and used an online conversion tool. i have a caliper that measures mm. like i said its a rough estimate of raw stones.....

Oh ok

 

[DanB]

There are 5 ct. Per gram..... that should help you...db

 

[Maximillion8]

This is my hobby - sapphire mining.
Very different from gold mining since most of sapphire is processing gravel, not dirt. Bought a bunch of the 30 lb gravel bags over time. The 30 lb bags are larger gravel (most (80%) is caught by 1/4 inch classifier), which allows for quick processing. I use classifiers/screens (I prefer 1/4 inch for larger stones; 1/8 and 1/12 for smaller stones; 1/20 and 1/50 are too small to be cut) and a child's tracing box for a light box to find the sapphires. If no light box then be out in sunlight if possible and do not wear sunglasses. Montana sapphires look like pieces of a shattered glass Coke Cola bottle with usually a light blue or light green hue. Unlike the North Carolina sapphires that are opaque, these tend to be translucent or transparent. I prefer gravel from Missouri River watershed over Rock Creek area since I have found larger stones. However, Rock Creek sapphires are more plentiful in the gravel, a lot fewer inclusions/flaws, and heat treat better. Largest sapphire to date is 13 carat, but heavily included. Largest decent one was 8 carat.

 

[MrLee]

I had a poor experience ordering gravel. Once is enough. Unless I am out hunting for it, I ain't paying for it anymore. Get a load of these bad bwoys:


Corundum, ruby & sapphires in matrix. These were much bigger than any others I have found so far. Very excited to go back and find more.