Golden Threads

Notes from Red Lodge on stones, symbols, and the making of things meant to last. Field guides, founder musings, and the occasional long look at a single sapphire.

Golden Threads

Yogo Sapphires Versus the Rest of Montana
Yogo Sapphires Versus the Rest of Montana
Aug 13, 2026
A Yogo is a Montana sapphire, and it is almost nothing like the alluvial stones. Hard rock versus gravel, why...

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Headwaters round pendant, solid 14K yellow gold, round blue Montana sapphire in a sunburst halo with fourteen diamonds, front, necklace β€” Talismania
Headwaters Pendant - Round | Montana Sapphire in 14K Gold $5,180
Vesper station necklace, solid 14K yellow gold, nine marquise denim blue Montana sapphires with round diamonds between the stations, front, necklace β€” Talismania
Vesper Station Necklace | Montana Sapphire in 14K Gold $2,680
Vesper ring, solid 14K yellow gold, three marquise denim blue Montana sapphires with a round diamond, front, ring β€” Talismania
Vesper Ring | Montana Sapphire in 14K Gold $1,280