gems in sri lanka

gems in sri lanka

Friday, August 17, 2012

gem stones in srilanka

Blue Sapphire : 

The Blue Sapphire is of the ‘cornflower blue' a flower that has a deep shade of blue with a velvety luster. The best Blue Sapphires to the world is given by Sri Lanka. This precious gem has a high clarity transparency and saturation of colour which is a hall mark of an excellent Blue Sapphire. The highest price ever paid for a blue sapphire was US$ 48,871.00 per carat for a stone of 62.02 carats in 2001. This precious stone was called “Rockfeller Sapphire”.sri lankan blue shpphires are 100% pure gems too.



Sapphires : 

Yellow Sapphire, Golden Sapphire, Orange Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Green Sapphire, White Sapphire and Colour changing Sapphires (which is bluish purple in day light and brownish red in incandescent light).Sri lankan gems are 100% pure gems too.


Rubies : 

Ruby is one of the most expensive gems and it may be only second to diamond with rare colours. One can say that top quality Sri Lankan Rubies are quite rare and when found, they are highly esteemed and priced accordingly. The highest price ever paid for a ruby was US$ 227,301 per carat for a stone of 15.97 cts (total price of US$ 3,630,000) called “MOGOK RUBY” at Sotheby's New York in 1988. 
 Sri lankan gems are 100% pure gems too.

Alexandrite :

This precious stone is perhaps the rarest and our Island is famous for producing larger stones
with fair colour change. The best from Sri Lanka is the grass green in daylight and violet red to raspberry red in incandescent light. When these gems are cut in en-cabochon shape, and polished it results in an unusual colour changing Alexndrite Cat's Eye. 
Sri lankan gems are 100% pure gems too.
Chrysoberyl :

This gem contains varying amount of colouring impurities resulting in various colours such as green, yellow, brown, brownish green etc. Chrysoberyl Cat's Eye is of a dark yellowish brown to paler shades of yellow with tints o f green. The honey yellow colour is considered the best with the strength and the effectiveness of the ray. Cat's Eye with a fine ray and honey colour would be prices similar to Blue Sapphire.
Sri lankan gems are 100% pure gems too.
Spinel :

The name Spinel comes from the Greek word meaning ‘spark' alluding to its fiery colour. Sri Lankan Spinels range from ruby red, pink, orange, shades of reddish brown, purple, blue, bluish green, mauve, greenish black, black to colourless. The Red Spinel resembles Rubies and the blue spinel looks like a fine blue sapphire.
Sri lankan gems are 100% pure gems too.
Garnet :

Colours of Garnets are – Dark deep red or crimson shade with tints of violet, with Brownish red or reddish brown to black stones, Pinkish red with a tint of violet, Yellowish-orange or aurora-red to a brownish shade, a Brownish yellow to brownish orange and also attractive colour changing stones of Brownish-green in day light to a violet red in the artificial light.
Sri lankan gems are 100% pure gems too.
Tourmaline :

These gems are of a wide range of colours, In Sri Lanka, we get yellowish-green, dull green, honey yellow brown, and blue and bright green stones.

 
Sri lankan gems are 100% pure gems too.
Zircons :

This gem too has a wide range of colours ie, blue, brown, orange, brownish green to dark red, green and orangish-brown shades and colourless gems too. Zircons Cat's Eyes, which are of brownish yellow and red in colour, are found in gem gravels in Sri Lanka.
Sri lankan gems are 100% pure gems too.
Moonstone :

This gem displays a milky bluish sheen similar to the moonbeams. The world's Moonstone market is dominated by Sri Lanka.
Sri lankan gems are 100% pure gems too.
Amethyst :

Amethyst is a beauty among gems. Colours vary from reddish violet to paler shades and bright purple too.
Sri lankan gems are 100% pure gems too.

Citrine :
A glassy, wine-yellow Citrine is a valuable gem and this is of the quartz group.We offer genuine and highest quality gems for the true value for the money you pay.

                           
Sri lankan gems are 100% pure gems too.

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