Umba Sapphire

Umba sapphire is a unique type of sapphire discovered in 1962 in the Gerevi Hills in the Umba Valley of Tanzania.

The most famous Tanzanian sapphires are 'African padparadschas.'

Umba sapphires exhibit colors not common to sapphires sourced from other parts of the world. At a small bend in the Umba River near the Kenyan border, a unique two-mile-radius deposit produces almost every color imaginable.

Umba sapphires are mainly known for their range of orange-red, orange, and orangy golden yellow colors. These unique colors are due to various coloring elements including chromium, manganese, iron , titanium, and high proportions of vanadium.

The gem gravel of the Umba River Valley has been a major source of sapphires for at least a half century. The area also yields rare color-change sapphires.

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‘This is living history in your hand,’ said Rahul Kadakia in 2019, International Head of Jewellery at Christie’s, of a stunning trove of jewels that date back nearly 500 years to the early part of the Mughal dynasty, which ruled in India from 1526 to 1857. Maharajas & Mughal Magnificence tells the story of a continuous tradition of patronage from the Mughal Empire to present day.

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