Montana sapphire

Eu_citzen · Mar 17, 2016

1.12cts unheated beauty!

Jim in Idaho · Mar 17, 2016

That's a beauty for sure, EU. Great workmanship...Very nice job on the final polish.
Jim

Eu_citzen · Mar 18, 2016

Thanks Jim!

IAMZIM · Mar 18, 2016

Very neat color! Do you know if it is a Missouri River stone, or possibly from Phillipsburg/Rock Creek? Just curious because of the nice color!

Rasputin · Mar 18, 2016

Beautiful! Not steely blue like most of them. This is on my wish list, too.

Eu_citzen · Mar 22, 2016

IAMZIM said:
Very neat color! Do you know if it is a Missouri River stone, or possibly from Phillipsburg/Rock Creek? Just curious because of the nice color!

This one came from the Eldorado Bar.

Rasputin,
I understand. I have a thing for corundum right now. The montana sapphires are lovely.

spudnick · May 31, 2016

Eu_citzen,
Just beautiful,,one of my favorite colors, seems to be blue and green at the same time.!!!, nice wood background too. Like oxidized copper, color sort of.
Just noticed you can click on the pic and see many more pics. Lol. sometimes it takes me a while to figure out this high tec stuff. ( old school )
Very nice work, and you have an eye for color, you must be artistic as well. ... Thanks for sharing... Ken

Eu_citzen · Jun 1, 2016

Thanks spudnik! Yes, I do happen to do oil painting and faux wood painting for fun.

Here's a better pic of the sapphire.

DeepseekerADS · Jun 1, 2016

Eu_citzen said:
1.12cts unheated beauty!

Being a complete know nothing on gemstones, what do you mean when you say "unheated"?

Thanks for posting!

pat-tekker-cat · Jun 1, 2016

Thanks for sharing EUC. It is beautiful, as all your work, we have much enjoyed!
It almost seems to have the color of a blue zircon. Deep, most all stones are heat treated, to bring out color.
I'm sure EUC, can better explain the process. Thanks again.

Eu_citzen · Jun 1, 2016

DeepseekerADS said:
Being a complete know nothing on gemstones, what do you mean when you say "unheated"?

Thanks for posting!

To put it as simple as possible:

Heating is a process where the stone usually gets heated up slowly. Then allowed to cool slowly. (to avoid cracks)
The treatment can improve colour & clarity.