Unlike traditional mines where you must dig to reach sapphire deposits, Montana relies on alluvial deposit. Sapphires have an advantage that diamonds do not have and are in general more traceable than diamonds. Diamonds are difficult to trace back to their origin and are almost impossible to know where that diamond came from.
Its estimated that up to 5% of diamonds in the supply chain fund wars and conflicts ; AKA blood diamonds. The item "Montana Sapphire, BLUE El Dorado Bar 2.875ct rare (ethical America) #EL2" is in sale since Sunday, December 15, 2019. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Rocks, Fossils & Minerals\Lapidary Materials\Rough for Faceting". The seller is "blackswansworkshop" and is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma.This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cambodia, Viet nam, Uruguay.