Heat Treating Montana Sapphires at Home?

A lot of Montana Sapphires are pale colors that don't fare well on the market. Thus, many are heat treated, meaning they are subjected to extremely high temperatures that serve to improve their clarity and color (depending on your definition of improve). I wanted to know if we could bake 'em hot enough at home to change them into more appealing colors.

Read the GIA (Gemological Institute of America) report on experimentally heating sapphires from Rock Creek, Montana: https://www.gia.edu/doc/Heat-Treating...

Details on heat treating from Gem Mountain Sapphire Mine: https://gemmountainmt.com/heat-treati...

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