All About Mining American Sapphire

On this week's unboxing, Natalie is joined by Warren Boyd and Jeff Hapeman to help explain various forms of sapphire. Watch along as the three discuss how sapphire is mined, where it's mined, and the process of cutting sapphire.
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  • @jessewilson8676
    @jessewilson86762 жыл бұрын

    Growing up in western Montana (70’s). One guy that was my grandfather friend had a gold mine and he had a sapphire problem…they would always clog up his sluice making him have to clear it out “ far to often” I have a couple small containers ( 3-5 oz pepper jars) one with small one with larger…the guy had a 50 gallon fish tank the gravel in the bottom was all the sapphires (like on the right of screen) 3-5” deep he had cardinal tetras and guppies in there…it was extremely beautiful..

  • @SequoiaElisabeth

    @SequoiaElisabeth

    Жыл бұрын

    That would be awesome to have sapphire gravel in an aquarium.

  • @jostallworth3087
    @jostallworth30874 жыл бұрын

    "...that I know of" LOL 🤣💖

  • @andreromero8646
    @andreromero86464 жыл бұрын

    “This is the 2nd largest sapphire found in that location...” *drops the stone*

  • @quantumparodox

    @quantumparodox

    4 жыл бұрын

    Dude... I've found some in Idaho way bigger than that. And actually yeah, there was a star sapphire from my area that was worlds largest for a moment.

  • @elcuy7518

    @elcuy7518

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@quantumparodox Sapphire? Are there public mines? I would love to go there some day

  • @jessewilson8676

    @jessewilson8676

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@elcuy7518 around Philipsburg Montana there is a private mine that you can go (pay for dirt) and collect stones

  • @sherrizanoli1398
    @sherrizanoli13984 жыл бұрын

    I love love love my montana sapphire ring. It has every shade of cornflower set with a white diamond halo. It has 13 different colored sapphires in a swirl.😀

  • @nak8490
    @nak84904 жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much, Warren and Jeff. 😊

  • @GooberFace32
    @GooberFace324 жыл бұрын

    Yay! So glad you did an unboxing on Montana Sapphires! I visited the Gem Mountain sapphire mine near Phillipsburg, MT and found a few small but cuttable sapphires. One that I recently had cut had similar properties to the "silver dollar" sapphire. It had similar greenish/teal color with pretty gold tones in the center of the stone. The only downside is that it's .5 carat.

  • @travishedden1487
    @travishedden14874 жыл бұрын

    Lol the largest sapphire in North America came from where I live in North Carolina,9,719.5 carats. It was found in 1989, a blue called the lone star.

  • @montanaquaintance3091
    @montanaquaintance30914 жыл бұрын

    My name is Montana and I’m literally freaking out over this

  • @jasonbuzzalini5174
    @jasonbuzzalini51744 жыл бұрын

    💩😁Thanks guys! I love Montana sapphires, glad to see them getting more recognition! Ive veen buying sapphire gravel from a few of the mines, and have some pretty nice rough pieces I've found in it.

  • @nicholashamilton1898
    @nicholashamilton18984 жыл бұрын

    I've seen green emeralds that are raw, and uncut,for sale on EBay.

  • @douglascornett6605
    @douglascornett66054 жыл бұрын

    Great episode!!! Love seeing American gems. Maybe you can travel to the mines here in the US, and show us more about the finding and washing process, then takes us on a journey to see the stones cut and mounted into a piece of jewelry. Something that you can keep as a reminder of your endeavor.

  • @fandomcake5158
    @fandomcake51584 жыл бұрын

    I love teal. The pigments of that big sample is gorgeous.

  • @CliffBarronRealtor
    @CliffBarronRealtor4 жыл бұрын

    Great interview! Very informative!

  • @coachgpodcast
    @coachgpodcast3 жыл бұрын

    So amazing!!!!

  • @nigelthornberry7513
    @nigelthornberry75134 жыл бұрын

    💩😁Thanks guys love learning about the Montana sapphires I was at that class in the JTV experience they did about them, it was so good I learned so much.

  • @isaacmoody1187
    @isaacmoody11874 жыл бұрын

    Thank you both 😀

  • @eve.l3416
    @eve.l34164 жыл бұрын

    Why did I only just get the notification?? KZread is broken

  • @smrtym09

    @smrtym09

    4 жыл бұрын

    I swear I think YT does it so that way the server doesn't crash with so many people clicking to watch the video at the same time

  • @ANCIENTASTRONAUT411
    @ANCIENTASTRONAUT4112 жыл бұрын

    I got a sapphire mine here in texas exact same sapphire but mines got diamonds too i got some 100 cts and up i find in my mine

  • @canadiangemstones7636

    @canadiangemstones7636

    Жыл бұрын

    Ahahahaha no you don’t.

  • @coldhazzard
    @coldhazzard4 жыл бұрын

    I love teal!

  • @ANCIENTASTRONAUT411
    @ANCIENTASTRONAUT4112 жыл бұрын

    I got one over 100 cts its just a lil more blue than that one there amazing stones

  • @smrtym09
    @smrtym094 жыл бұрын

    Can we get a gemstone subscription box please?🙏?🙏?🙏?

  • @robbydebeuf6405
    @robbydebeuf64054 жыл бұрын

    hey miss, nice show

  • @LouisVuittonPrince
    @LouisVuittonPrince4 жыл бұрын

    My fav episode as a sapphire collector 😀💩💎

  • @sam-hx2bg
    @sam-hx2bg4 жыл бұрын

    Yes

  • @diamondmeteoriteandotherro8507
    @diamondmeteoriteandotherro8507 Жыл бұрын

    Wow

  • @-Slinger-
    @-Slinger-4 жыл бұрын

    It feels like JTV experience week has been lasting for about a month by now 😅

  • @alanschneider4157
    @alanschneider4157 Жыл бұрын

    I just found a 45ct cornflower corundum in northern Michigan last month. I am looking for buyers who may be interested in buying it from me.

  • @sharon1775
    @sharon17753 жыл бұрын

    so much l did not know

  • @jrgjrg5097
    @jrgjrg50974 жыл бұрын

    Simon from Today I Found out sent me

  • @wanbangtolongunboxingvenom2787
    @wanbangtolongunboxingvenom27872 жыл бұрын

    I have bi colour Montana,3,11crt

  • @smrtym09
    @smrtym094 жыл бұрын

    💩💩💩--KZread friendly it's called chocolate icecream !! 😄😁😆

  • @jenniferflorio3233
    @jenniferflorio32334 жыл бұрын

    🙂🙂🙂🙂

  • @slwtgf
    @slwtgf4 ай бұрын

    😊😊😊⚡️

  • @razorintube
    @razorintube4 жыл бұрын

    watch at starting #jovianstar

  • @reybrookes229
    @reybrookes2294 жыл бұрын

    😀😁💩 amazing!!!!!!!!!!

  • @commanderdingdong422
    @commanderdingdong4224 жыл бұрын

    Thanks guys 😁💩

  • @ANCIENTASTRONAUT411
    @ANCIENTASTRONAUT4112 жыл бұрын

    But mines a diamond

  • @rodneydolman1
    @rodneydolman14 жыл бұрын

    Australian sapphire is best

  • @jameswelch1054

    @jameswelch1054

    4 жыл бұрын

    Too dark

  • @laurasaikia5832
    @laurasaikia58323 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. A little late to this video , but 😀💩

  • @xxblackrose87xx
    @xxblackrose87xx4 жыл бұрын

    🙂🙂🙂💩💩💩❤❤❤

  • @tlphoto
    @tlphoto4 жыл бұрын

    💎 😀 💩 💎

  • @aaronh1372
    @aaronh13723 жыл бұрын

    💎😀💩💎

  • @thattherevideoguy
    @thattherevideoguy3 жыл бұрын

    💩😁

  • @SqailChch
    @SqailChch4 жыл бұрын

    💩😊

  • @robvelas2280
    @robvelas22803 жыл бұрын

    💩😀

  • @cocoanut2359
    @cocoanut23594 жыл бұрын

    😁💩

  • @anuenuer
    @anuenuer4 жыл бұрын

    😀💩

  • @coreymerrill3257
    @coreymerrill32573 жыл бұрын

    That is not the size of a silver dollar unless Natally is 7 feet tall and dude is even bigger...lol. That is the size of a quarter and he knows it!..the silver dollar is roughly 39mm diameter . weighs .7463 of a troy ounce and is 1.6mm thick. This is the seated liberty dollar, morgan dollar, peace dollar, eosenhower dollar and modern silver commemorative proof dollars... Nattaly...i have a small rock creek sapphire that is the same blue as that "silver quarter" sapphire...which is huge...but silver dollar is catchier and more dramatic.anywho i have a .4 ct uncut and a .03 ct of the same color and is a natural cabachon just needing polish or maybe a tiny rose cut.. One green/ purple colorchanger with chatoyancy at .7ct . I have a sliver of a rockcreak ruby. At .01 ct. Lmao. Its a perfect little red stopsign. With clear edges... I also have a giant 22 ct clear but cracked. with maybe a baby blue center...it would have to loose alot of weight but ya know...huge natural sapphire. I will be having some cut soon and finished at 500,000 grit polish. I cannot wait!. But uh...if you want to get that sapphire i can take pictures whenever. Id do whatever prefered buyer / seller protecting payment method of your most comfort and insured shipping...just sayin...lol

  • @stevetait8878
    @stevetait88784 жыл бұрын

    I don't care for Montana sapphire. The colors are so washed out. Nothing vibrant or exiting. Unfortunately they look like old, broken glass pieces.

  • @kaynefryday1251
    @kaynefryday1251 Жыл бұрын

    Boring grey sapphires

  • @oscarmedina1303
    @oscarmedina1303 Жыл бұрын

    😃💩 Great episode!

  • @tamaraprevitali1990
    @tamaraprevitali19904 жыл бұрын

    😁💩

  • @voodoodolly
    @voodoodolly2 жыл бұрын

    😁💩