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Gem mine at Ratnapura
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From time immemorial, Sri Lanka has had a sparkling reputation for highly
treasured gems. Nature in her bounty has chosen the bosom of Sri Lanka to enshrine some of
her rarest treasures. Blue Sapphires, Cat's Eyes, Alexandrites, Rubies, Star
Sapphire found
embedded in a layers of gravel and sand, in river beds, marshes, fields or accumulated at the
foot of hills have made Sri Lanka the renowned island for gems. These precious stones
perfected in the laboratory of nature, lay hidden for countless ages, their luster undimmed,
their value unrecognized. And led by Dame Fortune, the rare gem emerges genuine and
unequaled by any artifice of man. Perhaps nowhere in the world are so many minerals of the
gem variety concentrated in so compact an area in such abundance as in Sri Lanka. |
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Variety of Gems
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BLUE SAPPHIRE:
Sri Lanka's Gem supreme, of corn flower blue, is the favourite of fashionable women the
world over. |
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CAT'S EYE
The honey yellow and apple green Cat's Eye of lustrous smoothness is extolled for the
protection she yields to the wearer. |
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ALEXANDRITE
If you are a connoisseur of the rarest yields from the mysterious depths of
earth you will need to possess an Alexandrite. |
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STAR RUBY
The scarlet perfection and it's scintillating beauty is a
dreams come true for any gem lover. |
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YELLOW SAPPHIRE
Yellow sapphire is always heat treated to produce, intensify or
lighten color and/or improve color uniformity and appearance.
Yellow sapphire is occasionally irradiated to provide temporary
intense yellow or orange color. |
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STAR SAPPHIRE
With her azure heart a-gleam with radiant snowy streaks, the star sapphires sparkle
brings her owner good luck.
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AMETHYST
Burnished by nature into a high purplish polish, the Amethyst is a beauty among gems.
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