Now overgrown with pine trees, juniper and brush, this historic site is a haven for wildlife and present-day miners. Today's visitors can see remnants of ditches that hint of a complex water system that carried water from a source ten miles away. Today, you can find sapphires in every color at the Spokane Bar Sapphire Mine. The natural Sapphire crystal structure is hexagon with triangle terminations which are often flat. The most commonly found color is green-blue.
Blue sapphire is the best known color.
Ruby is a red sapphire which is one of the most priced. The largest known sapphire from the Spokane Bar was 155 carats, found by a man from Idaho. Other finds, through uncommon, are diamond, topaz, citrine, and ruby. It makes a great gift. This Rockhound Webring site is owned by Spokane Bar Sapphire Mine .