{"id":1943,"date":"2016-09-11T15:18:31","date_gmt":"2016-09-11T21:18:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.knoxjewelers.biz\/blog\/?p=1943"},"modified":"2016-10-09T16:18:03","modified_gmt":"2016-10-09T22:18:03","slug":"where-is-sapphire-found","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.knoxjewelers.biz\/blog\/where-is-sapphire-found\/","title":{"rendered":"Where is Sapphire Found?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gia.edu\/sapphire#.V_Lqr_krKUk\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2097 size-large\"  title=\"Sapphire-Map-1024x720 Where is Sapphire Found?\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.knoxjewelers.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Sapphire-Map-1024x720.jpg\"  alt=\"Sapphire-Map-1024x720 Unique Engagement Rings \"  width=\"840\" height=\"591\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.knoxjewelers.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Sapphire-Map-1024x720.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.knoxjewelers.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Sapphire-Map-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.knoxjewelers.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Sapphire-Map.jpg 1029w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>United States<\/strong> &#8211; The state of Montana boasts the Yogo Clutch area which is famous for sapphire production.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Nigeria<\/strong> &#8211; Darker toned sapphires are often found in Nigeria due to the presence of magmatic rocks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Kenya<\/strong> &#8211; Kenya is not limited to one color of sapphire, several hues are found here including rarer star sapphires.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Tanzania<\/strong> &#8211; a large variety of colored sapphires are found in the Umba River Valley in Tanzania.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Madagascar<\/strong> &#8211; Madagascar has been leading production of sapphires since the start of the twenty-first century. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Kashmir<\/strong> &#8211; Most of the sapphire mining in Kashmir happened over a century ago, but the gemstones found were so appealing they are still sought after.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Sri Lanka<\/strong> &#8211; A great deal of sapphire mining is still done by hand in Sri Lanka.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>China<\/strong> &#8211; Many colors of sapphires are found in China including very dark blue.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Myanmar<\/strong> &#8211; Myanmar is famous for its deep red rubies but also mined in Mogok are royal blue sapphires.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Thailand<\/strong> &#8211; A great many sapphires and rubies are cut in Thailand.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Cambodia<\/strong> &#8211; Sapphires are mined in both pits and rivers near the Pailin area of Cambodia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Vietnam<\/strong> &#8211; Though production has been irregular, Vietnam is well known for their beautiful sapphires and rubies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Australia<\/strong> &#8211; Very dark blue and yellow are the most popular sapphire hues found in Australia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are the fortunate enough to have a special event, such as a birthday or anniversary, coupled to the month of September, let us at<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.knoxjewelers.biz\/minneapolis-jewelers.htm\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Knox Jewelers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> help you create a custom one-of-a-kind piece featuring a legendary sapphire. Blue sapphires throughout history have symbolized royalty and faithfulness. Nobility have often chosen royal blue sapphire to embellish their wardrobes. Recent discoveries of the gemstone in fancy colors\u00a0has brought about new options for the couple\u00a0wishing for a center stone with a unique color\u00a0but still carrying\u00a0the romance and history of a sapphire. Sapphires are now available in a rainbow of colors including green, yellow, pink, \u00a0purple and colorless. Any one of our custom designs can be altered to hold this chromatic\u00a0birthstone. The possibility are endless with a durable gemstone naturally mined in so many hues. A Knox Jewelers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.knoxjewelers.biz\/categories\/custom-design-rings\">custom created <\/a>piece, featuring a beautiful blue or fancy colored sapphires is the perfect way to celebrate any occasion falling within the month. <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.knoxjewelers.biz\/contactus.htm\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contact us today <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and let\u2019s get started. We can always search our cutters\u2019 inventory for your perfect\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">gemstone, or we have a selection of incredible <a href=\"https:\/\/www.knoxjewelers.biz\/gemstones.htm?currentpage=1\">sapphires<\/a> in a variety of sizes and cuts already available!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>United States &#8211; The state of Montana boasts the Yogo Clutch area which is famous for sapphire production. Nigeria &#8211; Darker toned sapphires are often found in Nigeria due to the presence of magmatic rocks. Kenya &#8211; Kenya is not limited to one color of sapphire, several hues are found here including rarer star sapphires. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.knoxjewelers.biz\/blog\/where-is-sapphire-found\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Where is Sapphire Found?&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[32],"tags":[392,584,585,294,34,583,455,504,357,454,456,74],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.knoxjewelers.biz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1943"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.knoxjewelers.biz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.knoxjewelers.biz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.knoxjewelers.biz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.knoxjewelers.biz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1943"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.knoxjewelers.biz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1943\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2553,"href":"https:\/\/www.knoxjewelers.biz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1943\/revisions\/2553"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.knoxjewelers.biz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1943"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.knoxjewelers.biz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1943"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.knoxjewelers.biz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1943"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}