Sapphire Gallery
115 E. Broadway Philipsburg, MT 59858, MT
(800) 525-0169
Our Story
Mining Montana Sapphires Since 1992
Since December 12, 1992, the Sapphire Gallery has built and maintains a worldwide collection of over three thousand pieces of sapphire jewelry and ruby jewelry. With more than twenty years in the Montana jewelry business, we have sold over 25,000 pieces of custom and Wear it now sapphire jewelry, from pink sapphire earrings to yellow sapphire necklaces.
So whether you're searching for a pink sapphire engagement ring to say "I do," or those perfect blue sapphire earrings to mark a special occasion, let us help you create a life-long treasure. Come visit us and participate in finding your own sapphires right here inside the Gallery or take a tour online of our ready-made sapphire jewelry, and enjoy the wonderful world of Montana sapphires!
STORE HOURS
Year Round
(Sun - Fri) 10 - 5
Sapphire Gallery
P.O. Box 2002
115 E Broadway
Philipsburg, MT 59858
406.859.3631 Fax
Let's Shop Sapphire Jewelry
Pick a setting for your sapphires or buy a ready to wear piece!
The Sapphire Gallery fashions sapphire jewelry from gemstones produced in several locations around the world depending upon availability of quality gems. We try to keep sapphires and rubies from many worldwide deposits in stock. Come on in and check them out!
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Mine Your Own Montana Sapphires
Montana sapphires mined from Rock Creek are found in gravel deposits in the Sapphire Mountains, but only in specific areas. The pay layer-sapphire-bearing gravel-is below the topsoil and above the bedrock, all which vary in depth in each specific deposit. The topsoil is first removed and reserved while the pay layer is processed. After the pay layer is processed, both the pay layer and topsoil are returned to the site. After the sapphire gravel is washed or screened to remove clay and large rocks, the gem gravel is made available to you, the sapphire miner.
Come by the store and see for yourself. Pull up a stool and start panning or take a bag of gravel to go. The sapphires are dense and settle to the bottom of a screen jigged in water. Over-turn the screen carefully and quickly, leaving the sapphires exposed at the top and center of the gravel. Go for them with tweezers and happy mining! Always feel free to call us or email us with any questions!
Learn About:
Heat Treating Sapphires
Sapphire heat treating has been practiced worldwide for hundreds of years. Heat treating is a process of taking sapphires to high temperatures, and the high temperatures react with natural elements already present in the sapphires to enhance the stones' best color.
Faceting Sapphires
The purpose of faceting any sapphire- blue sapphire, pink sapphire, or yellow sapphire-is to control the light entering and exiting the gemstone to best display its beauty and unique color. Faceting is the process of cutting and polishing flat "faces", or facets, on the gemstone to affect the best play of light through the stone.
Sapphire Colors & Deposits
All sapphires, including Montana sapphires, and rubies are gem varieties of the mineral corundum. All colors are called sapphires, yellow, orange, violet, blue and green, except for red, which is called ruby. All have a hardness of nine on the Mohs Scale, which ranges one to ten. Sapphires and rubies are tough gemstones, and their durability combined with their rarity and beauty make sapphires and rubies very desirable gemstones.
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