Sapphire 0.68 ct malaya An excellent sapphire from small-scale

An excellent sapphire from small-scale mining in northern Madagascar

A fine pure red spinel from small-scale mining in Luc Yen

slightly color-shifting heated sapphire from Songea

This gem is part of our Small Gems Collection

since miners sometimes heat the rough themselves shortly after unearthing—and we cannot rule this out with certainty—we are offering it as heated

Sapphire 0.68 ct malaya An excellent sapphire from small-scaleA beautiful purplish pink sapphire sourced from small scale mining in Madagascar. The rough was purchased as unheated at the mine, but it has not yet been submitted to the lab. Over 90% of these rough pieces are unheated, though sometimes miners heat the rough directly at the mine. For this reason, we offer this sapphire as heated (even though it is very likely unheated) until it is verified by our lab. We will update the treatment status in