Sapphire 1.12 ct singlegem in northern Vietnam’s Yen Bai

in northern Vietnam’s Yen Bai province

A fine spinel from Mahenge

A bright green sapphire from small scale mining in Madagascar

unheated and cut into a classic cushion

An interesting peachy Sapphire from small-scale mining in Ilakaka

Sapphire 1.12 ct singlegem in northern Vietnam’s Yen BaiA greenish sapphire from small scale mining in Ilakaka, Madagascar, cut into our new octagon design. Its brilliance effectively masks its inclusions. 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