Initially, the stones were sold at absurdly low prices. A jeweler went by and picked it up and immediately saw into it a jewel of high value.Īt first, locals and other gem hunters flocked to this site and many stones reached the market. After some time he sold this stone to a local gem trader.Īnother story tells that a trader brought a bag with borax to sell in the market and a sapphire happened to fall out of the bag, on the street. Some tell that a local hunter at first found a piece of sapphire which was very handy to strike a light for his pipe – better than pieces of quartz. According to traders, these stones were found high in the mountains in a place of a recent landslide. Around 1879 – 1882 it became known that in Kashmir have been found sapphires of exceptional quality.
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