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February 2024 by Philip G.
We had 13 stones enhanced an cut , the value of this was not expensive, they did an amazing job , the colors are awesome we are so pleased and would highly recommend using this option thank you all so very much love love them all !!!
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November 2023 by Ari GB
I love getting my hands dirty and it was so worth it even if it was 30 degrees outside.I bought the $45 bag to search and I did find sapphires, quartz and agate.I really enjoyed the store and the experience I had was amazing of panning for treasures. The shop itself has so my different items to buy and the jewelry is so fabulous.
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October 2023 by Amy Markham
Purchased 3 bags. I dry sifted them all first which all the sapphires were located in the fine loose gravel. Then soaked the mud clumps which only contained tiny rock or nothing. I was so excited to try this. The employee told me that the bags are not filtered. I find it hard to believe. I'm sure the mine shifts out the big ones and then give a few in each bag. I did get about 5 to 7 per bag. Very tiny. Lots of crystal tiny pieces. I was very disappointed and the price was crazy. I really was hoping my gut feeling was wrong. I was optimistic however it was disappointing. Kids would enjoy the experience. Hopefully they become more fair in the future. I plan to do business with Gem Mountain. Don't waste your money at this location. Definitely go to Gem mountain and buy the real dirt. They remove large rocks through a large sifter and you get excellent quality gravel to sift.First pic Montana Gem, second pic double amount Gem Mountain.
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October 2023 by Jodi G.
I was so pleased with the service offered by Anna and her right hand gal [Sorry, can't remember her name.] I initially settled on a Mountain scene pendant mounted with a Montana Sapphire 'moon' but really had my heart set on earrings. After asking if it had a mate I could forge into a set of earrings, nope, sorry, just the one in hand- I settled on the pendant. After leaving, I made my husband turn back and purchased the Garnet pendant and Anna hooked me up with some marquis ear wires. I couldn't be more pleased. Thanks- it was a wonderful experience for our 14th wedding anniversary trip.
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August 2023 by Jon Dinchak
Had a lot of fun, staff was great. In hindsight probably would do the normal bag and not the seeded one. We had a great time but it took a bit to learn how to spot the sapphires.
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August 2023 by Annie Zenner
Thank you Montana Gems for making our experience great! Born and raised in Montana but this is the first time taking my kids and the grandmas to mine for Sapphires. My 16 year old bought his own bag and ended up with over 8 karats worth of Sapphires. He chose to get two cut and will make jewelry out of them. Thank you for your friendly atmosphere and also great staff!
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July 2023 by Colter Z.
I had a really good time at Montana gems, I picked the El Dorado bag which was the most expensive bag and I was nervous because it seemed like a gamble, but I ended up walking away with 8.25 karats of cuttable sapphires and many others that were also nice, the staff was really friendly, owners were really nice and special thanks to Joshua for making the experience great and funny, I highly recommend going to this place rather than the bigger gem stores nearby.
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June 2023 by Jesse Fousha
Received bag of huge gravel up to fist sized. Emailed about size of concentrate and was told an autistic boy fills the bags and sometimes doesn't mix equal...only found 4 colorless tiny sapphire after running twice. Was told some people find nothing. So for 110 for some driveway gravel sounds like a good gamble to you, good luck
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January 2023 by Andrew Goodwin
I ordered a necklace for my girlfriend for her birthday, and she had some issues with it. I reached out to the company and they responded immediately, going above and beyond in a way that exceeded my highest expectations. Beautiful jewelry, EXCEPTIONAL customer service. 6 stars out of 5!
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September 2022 by Kristen Musick
We had SO much fun! The staff were all extremely friendly and helpful and patient with my chatterbox children ?. We found some really cool rocks and sapphires and the kids had the best time panning. Highly recommend and will definitely do again!
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August 2022 by Sandy G
This is the second time we've been here and I know we'll be back. The area for washing gravel and sapphire picking has trees and plenty of benches. The folks here are so helpful and the young man who double checked our discards actually found 3 or 4 sapphires we missed. We had our stones inspected by a very knowledgeable lady. The shop is also well stocked and carries beautiful jewelry made right there. Sapphires and other Montana stones.
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August 2022 by jadejared
Owners are fabulous, met the owner, she designs jewelry and love love love the jewelry I got. Planning on having her design my sapphire finds once heat treated. Also very busy with families looking for their own sapphires in bags of dirt. LOVE THE PLACE
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August 2022 by Kathy Sutherland
So exciting watching people find real GEMS! Shop was adorable and family owners were so kind and informative. Bought beautiful earrings at a fabulous price!
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July 2022 by Tom Johnson
Very family friendly place with helpful and knowledgeable staff. Always an enjoyable experience.
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June 2022 by G Posner8
I had absolutely no intention of pawing around through mounds of wet rock. That lasted five minutes. What great fun. Even for someone who considers rocks and pebbles to be a nuisance found in your shoes. The staff are super. The owner is a gem, get it? Gem? ;-DThis is a great experience and one you should not miss.