I Found Blue Sapphires in Pennsylvania!!!

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Tenderfoot
Apr 13, 2016
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i have a decent basic one that i paid $40 for from a friend. i dont detect much, more of a hobby. i find lots of weird iron objects often here in colonial Lancaster, PA.
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i haven't heard of anyone else finding Sapphires in Pennsylvania yet, so i am glad to announce that i have!

i have 3 lots on my eBay store for sale from what i have found. (low grade sapphires, medium grade, high grade, all according to price)

i found these in the Lancaster, Pennsylvania area inside of a black mice granite. i noticed lots of blue crystals on top of the granite and i got excited as heck!

the colors of blue are from light blue to dark blue and all between, some are opaque, some semi-transparent.

EVERY SINGLE SAPPHIRE I FOUND HERE IN PENNSYLVANIA IS VERY FLUORESCENT UNDER A UV LIGHT TURNING RED COLORED!

enjoy the pics & let me know what ya think! even if im not the first to find any sapphires in PA, i don't know anybody around me that has yet!

sapphire lota1.jpeg sapphire lota3 size.jpeg sapphire lotb6 size.jpeg sapphire lotc3.jpeg sapphires fluorescent.jpeg
 

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Tenderfoot
Apr 13, 2016
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Lancaster, PA
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i have a decent basic one that i paid $40 for from a friend. i dont detect much, more of a hobby. i find lots of weird iron objects often here in colonial Lancaster, PA.
Primary Interest:
Prospecting
i ment that i found these inside a lancaster, pennsylvania black mica* granite
 

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Eu_citzen

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I'm thinking mica schist is what you find it in. Nice finds!
 

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jeff of pa

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Welcome to TreasureNet 20_ :thumbsup:


Nice Finds.
 

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smokeythecat

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Lancaster County PA does have a known deposit of dark colored corundum, the mineral name for sapphire. I have one here somewhere. I have never heard of a transparent one from there however, and it's not far from where I live.
 

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