Taiwan is the leading producer of sapphires and garnets. With such large reserves, it is a pity that they have not been exploited in a more planned fashion.
目前台灣藍紫玉髓開採的規模也超越其他生產國，兩種寶石的品質地位已獲肯定，世界寶石鑑定權威雜誌「珠寶」，亦將台灣列為藍、紫寶石主要產地。