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dynamojoe66
blue sapphire question
Feb 28 2008, 8:49 PM EST | Post edited: Feb 28 2008, 8:49 PM EST
I saw the show lastnight and was wondering if a blue star saphire is the same as the ones kristen was digging?the ones I saw on the show looked to be black or red do they have blue in the same mine. I think it was Idaho?does any body know of a link for more info to this mine? Do you find this valuable?    
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pvjjh
pvjjh
1. RE: blue sapphire question
Feb 28 2008, 9:32 PM EST | Post edited: Feb 28 2008, 9:32 PM EST
Hey Joe66, There are blue sapphires however, last nights show was on star garnets in ID. Unless I missed something. A garnet and a sapphire are two different gems, though there are star sapphires as well. .Hope this helps. Do you find this valuable?    

dynamojoe66
2. RE: blue sapphire question
Feb 28 2008, 9:42 PM EST | Post edited: Feb 28 2008, 9:42 PM EST
thanks I ! that garnet mine had the digs going on! Is their a public mine for star sappires that produces the quanity of gems as the garnet mine? Do you find this valuable?    
pvjjh
pvjjh
3. RE: blue sapphire question
Feb 28 2008, 10:18 PM EST | Post edited: Feb 28 2008, 10:18 PM EST
I think there are mines in North Carolina that may have star sapphires/rubies. I think Africa, Burma, and Ceylon (Sri Lanka) have the largest concentrations.
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dynamojoe66
4. RE: blue sapphire question
Feb 28 2008, 10:59 PM EST | Post edited: Feb 28 2008, 10:59 PM EST
I do not care to go to africa, burma or sri lanka.but norh carolina could be in the future.I was wanting to order a bucket from gem mountain NC and give it to the kids and tell them the easter bunny left them a bucket of dirt in stead of the regular easter basket.my wife totally nixed that idea.nobody ever said that they have star sapphires or not.would a sapphire and garnets be about the same in value? Do you find this valuable?    
pvjjh
pvjjh
5. RE: blue sapphire question
Feb 28 2008, 11:36 PM EST | Post edited: Feb 28 2008, 11:36 PM EST
Your wife nixed it!! What a bummer. Sure sounds like a good idea to me. Maybe I ought to try it and see what mine says. Though she keeps telling me I have to do something all of the gems I have now. I have always liked the buckets from gem mtn. Lots of fun.

As for values, I really don't have much of a handle on it. I would think that a good star sapphire would be a little more valuable than a star garnet. That would be my best guess. They are both beautiful for sure. Do you find this valuable?    

dynamojoe66
6. RE: blue sapphire question
Feb 29 2008, 12:00 AM EST | Post edited: Feb 29 2008, 12:00 AM EST
try this one.you need a bucket of dirt with all the special minerals so you can grow a lot of carrots.and maybe the easterbunny will be real happy next year Do you find this valuable?    
pvjjh
pvjjh
7. RE: blue sapphire question
Feb 29 2008, 1:00 AM EST | Post edited: Feb 29 2008, 1:00 AM EST
hmmm. I don't know about that one. She'll just wonder off mumbling something about rocks in my head or something like that lol Do you find this valuable?