152/16H, ARTIGALA MAWATHA, KOSWATTE, BATTARAMULLA , SRI LANKA.
Ceylon (Sri Lanka) has a sparkling reputation for valuable, treasured gems.
It has some of rarest Precious Stones in the world. These gemstones from Sri Lanka had been used to adorn crowns and thrones of the world's royalty thus by enhancing their charm, beauty and prestige. Even King Solomon, the wisest King in the world, had commanded his officials to bring precious gemstones from Sri Lanka.
We are proud to say that Sri Lanka is the only country to supply large gem stones with natural colors and excellent quality, to the whole world. Do you know that our National Gem Stone is a corn flower blue ‘Blue Sapphire' which is the favorite of fashionable celebrities the world over!
1998 - A 856 carat Blue Sapphire had been found in the City of Gems (Ratnapura) in Sri Lanka.
1999 - 8042 carat Blue Sapphire had been taken from Pelmadulla, Sri Lanka.
2000 - A 2516 carat Blue Sapphire from Ellawela, Sri Lanka
2001 - From Pelmadulla, Sri Lanka, a 254 carat Blue Sapphire had been found.
In England:
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A 105 carat Cat's Eye which had been found in a paddy field in Sri Lanka had been admired by Queen Elizabeth II and British Monarchs, Edward VII, George V, Edward VIII.
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The Blue Giant of the Orient which is 500 carats and the Blue Belle of Asia weighing 400 carat had been purchased by a British multi-millionaire from Sri Lanka.
In America:
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A 466 carat Blue Sapphire from Ceylon is in a possession of a famous American Gem and Art Collector.
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The most celebrated Sri Lanka Star Sapphire is displayed at the Museum of Natural History in New York,
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A Gem known as the largest Sapphire in the world, which weighs 42 pounds was amazingly found in the gem gravels of Sri Lanka.
TYPES OF GEMSTONES FOUND IN THE ISLE OF SRI LANKA
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”.
Price : USD 400 Per Carat onwards
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):
Price :
Yellow Sapphire - USD 190.00 per carat
White Sapphire - USD 190.00 per carat
Pink Sapphire - USD 320.00 per carat
Star Sapphire - USD 80.00 per carat
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.
Price :
Approx. USD 2000.00 per carat (Prices vary depending on the quality of stone)
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.
Price : From USD 300.00 per carat
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.
Price : From USD 160.00 per carat
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.
Price : USD 50.00 per carat
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.
Price : USD 10.00 per carat onwards
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.
Price : Approx USD 10.00 per carat
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.
Price : USD 9.00 per carat onwards
Moonstone :
This gem displays a milky bluish sheen similar to the moonbeams. The world's Moonstone market is dominated by Sri Lanka.
Price : USD 8.00 per carat
Amethyst :
Amethyst is a beauty among gems. Colours vary from reddish violet to paler shades and bright purple too.
Price : Approx 9.00 per carat
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.
Price : USD 8.50 per carat
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