Remarkably, even a pale blue sapphire fetches an unexpectedly significant amount just because of being from the Kashmir origin. Royal Blue Sapphire comes next in the race. A spotless and rich blue colored Cornflower Blue Kashmir Sapphire possesses a legendary reputation and is considered a top-quality gem in the sapphire league.
It is often addressed by the name of Jammu Neelam Stone and Cashmere Sapphire by the local merchants or dealers.īeing excessively popular due to its ‘true’ brilliant blue hue and extremely velvety texture, the limited pieces of Kashmir Blue Sapphire always capture unlimited demand among serious gemstone collectors, investors, and in the global gemstone market. Kashmir Blue Sapphire is such a prestigious and popular gem that every gemstone lover must have heard & desired of this premium variety of blue sapphire throughout his or her lifetime. The old Blue Sapphire mines of Kashmir got depleted completely till the year 1905 and for the last 30 years, there is no official purchase of Kashmir Sapphire rough is noted from this origin at a commercial level. In the meantime, these mines were sanctioned to different organizations on the lease, but unfortunately, the results were quite disappointing. During the years 1887 to 1889, the mining activities slowed down substantially, and in a little while, the Kashmir mines were declared drained out. The mining season from 1882 to 1887 was stated as ‘The peak glorious years’ for Kashmir Sapphires.
However, in the early 19th century these Kashmir mines got almost depleted because of excessive mining and since that time, Kashmiri Blue Sapphire stone gained the brand status of the rarest and sought-after gemstone in the whole precious gems arena. During the 18th century, this highly precious gemstone was sourced from the Padar (Paddar) province of the southern sloped Zaskar range, near Sumjam of Jammu & Kashmir, which is the northernmost state of India.
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