sapphire

22-ct unheated padparadcha by Arjuna Irsutti. © Jeffery Bergman.

Jeffery Bergman with Mogok, Myanmar unheated trapiche sapphire rough. Photo © Jeffery Bergman.

Hot “bubble gum” pink sapphire crystal, 3.8 x 3.0 x 1.7 cm, Dattaw Mine, Mogok, Myanmar. © Rob Lavinsky, www.iRocks.com. Used with permission.…

A gemmy, sky-blue sapphire crystal from Ratnapura, Sri Lanka. © Rob Lavinsky, www.iRocks.com. Used with permission.

A mix of rough sapphire stones and finished gems from Rock Creek, Montana. Photo © Joel E. Arem, PhD, FGA. Used with permission.

Tanzania produces many gemstones, including red garnets and pink sapphires, such as this oval-cut, 1.55-ct pink sapphire gemstone. Photo courtesy…

This mint green stone is an unusual color for a Montana sapphire. © Earth’s Treasury. Used with permission.

In addition to traditional fine gemstones, Jeffery Bergman deals in trapiche gems like this Kashmir, Pakistan bi-color unheated trapiche sapphire.…

Unheated Madagascar sapphire easily mistaken for Kashmir sapphire. Photo by Jeffery Bergman © Jeffery Bergman.