{"product_id":"icy-blue-sapphire-specimen-34-x-33-x-17-mm-from-british-columbia-canada","title":"Icy Blue Sapphire Specimen, 34 x 33 x 17 mm, from British Columbia, Canada","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis small, beautiful corundum-sapphire specimen was collected from the Revelstoke region of British Columbia. This material comes from a high-alpine occurrence originally discovered by the late Canadian prospector Herb Hyder, a great friend of mine. Rock Rush now owns the claim and hand-mined and supplied this specimen from this remote location.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis raw mineral specimen features a striking icy blue sapphire crystal hosted in a dark biotite and amphibole matrix. The sapphire in this specimen is a silky, icy blue to soft lavender hue with subtle, deeply saturated dark blue patches. The sapphire crystal in this specimen measures approximately 16 x 12 mm, making it large enough to be visible from a distance. Under ultraviolet light, this specimen puts on a spectacular neon show. While standard blue sapphires typically remain inert, the low-iron geochemistry of this crystal reacts fiercely to UV light. It exhibits a rare, overlapping soft pink-red and fiery orange fluorescence. This vibrant orange glow is a distinct geological footprint, driven by a complex interplay of chromium-bearing geochemistry and magnesium trapped within the crystal lattice. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3,3,0,0\"\u003eWeight: 19 grams\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3,3,1,0\"\u003eDimensions: 34 x 33 x 17 mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3,3,1,0\"\u003eThis specimen ships in a small box with a label to keep it protected and categorized in your collection. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fireweed Minerals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":71811365142781,"sku":"Speci065","price":187.5,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/4341\/5293\/files\/DSC00182_e03cbc33-b57d-4f83-8d98-41cf11528bb6.jpg?v=1793843212","url":"https:\/\/fireweedminerals.ca\/products\/icy-blue-sapphire-specimen-34-x-33-x-17-mm-from-british-columbia-canada","provider":"Fireweed Minerals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}