Yellow Sapphire Ring
Kashmir, an area in the Himalayas, known to produce the finest sapphires in world, was an active area for mining in the late 1800′s. The mine was unfortunately depleted by the 1920′s. Sapphires are now mined in about two dozen locations with the finest quality generally coming from Sri Lanka and Madagascar.
Myanmar (formerly known as Burma) is an area known for producing extremely fine rubies. Mining was thought to have begun there around 3000 B.C. Mining in Myanmar is quite limited now and since early 2000, Madagascar has taken the lead role in production of quality rubies. Other ruby sources include Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Thailand, Kenya, Tanzania, and Malawi.
Stay tuned to this blog for much more on gemstone mining, sapphires, rubies and everything that goes in to creating a beautiful ruby or sapphire ring.