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sri lanka mining

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Cushion cut blue sapphire. Most sapphire and other gems mining is done traditionally in Ratnapura area. Ratnapura means city of gems in Sinhala and...

A cushion cut blue sapphire. Most sapphire and other gems...

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Raw Uncut Gems for Sale

Bunch of rough sapphires are ready to be heated in order to remove impurities and clarify color. Sapphires from Sri Lanka, mostly found in alluvial...

A bunch of rough sapphires are ready to be heated in order...

Carats blue sapphire cabochon. The original rough sapphire, before cutting and heating, weighed 81 carats. Most sapphire and other gems mining is...

A 42.95 carats blue sapphire cabochon. The original rough...

Dealers and buyers check sapphire and other gems on a table in the Beruwala street. Beruwala is a main gem market in Sri Lanka, many of the merchants...

Dealers and buyers check sapphire and other gems on a table...

Polished round sapphires. Sapphires from Sri Lanka, mostly found in alluvial deposits, are known to be of the highest quality in the world. The...

Polished round sapphires. Sapphires from Sri Lanka, mostly...

Featuring a selection of the world’s rarest and largest gemstones from ‘The Great 100-carat Gems’ exhibition, curated by Robert Procop, US including...

The Treasure House Fair Opens in London

Street in Ratnapura, a main sapphire and other gems dealing center in Sri Lanka. Ratnapura means city of gems in Sinhala and tamil languages.S...

A street in Ratnapura, a main sapphire and other gems...

Polished sapphires. Sapphires from Sri Lanka, mostly found in alluvial deposits, are known to be of the highest quality in the world. The country is...

Polished sapphires. Sapphires from Sri Lanka, mostly found...

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Polonnaruwa Vatadage Monastery, Sri Lanka

Blue gemstones sit on a table at a gem store in Ratnapura Sri Lanka, on Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018. Sri Lankan gem industry has a long history its date...

The Precious Stone Trade in Sri Lanka's City of Gems

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Hatadage at the Polonnaruwa Quadrangle, ancient ruins, Sri Lanka

Noble Spinel, oxide, from Sri Lanka.

Noble Spinel, oxide, from Sri Lanka...

Gemstones. Les pierres précieuses et semi-précieuses du SRI LANKA dont le saphir bleu et les rubis.

Sri Lanka: Gemstones

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Mining for Moonstone, Sri Lanka

Polished sapphires. Sapphires from Sri Lanka, mostly found in alluvial deposits, are known to be of the highest quality in the world. The country is...

Polished sapphires. Sapphires from Sri Lanka, mostly found...

Rough sapphire is inspected before being pre-shaped. Sapphires from Sri Lanka, mostly found in alluvial deposits, are known to be of the highest...

A rough sapphire is inspected before being pre-shaped.

Polished cushion sapphires. Sapphires from Sri Lanka, mostly found in alluvial deposits, are known to be of the highest quality in the world. The...

Polished cushion sapphires. Sapphires from Sri Lanka, mostly...

Gem cutter inspects a pre-shaped sapphire. Sapphires from Sri Lanka, mostly found in alluvial deposits, are known to be of the highest quality in the...

A gem cutter inspects a pre-shaped sapphire. Sapphires from...

Gem dealer checks a rough sapphire with a flashlight. Sapphires from Sri Lanka, mostly found in alluvial deposits, are known to be of the highest...

A gem dealer checks a rough sapphire with a flashlight.

Fashion Models Khloe Terae and Anya Benton attend Karma International's 11th Annual Kandy Masquerade on March 09, 2019 in Los Angeles, California.

Karma International's 11th Annual Kandy Masquerade

Miner works underground with light coming from candles on November 20, 2010 in Ratnapura, Sri Lanka.

The Ceylan Sapphire

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Moonstone at the ruins of Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka

Miner shows a gem he has found in a pile of gravel pulled out from a river. Most sapphire and other gems mining is done traditionally in Ratnapura...

A miner shows a gem he has found in a pile of gravel pulled...

Rare 478-carat Ceylon sapphire, the largest sapphire ever to come up for auction, on show at Christie's, central London. The stone, which was...

SALE Sapphire Auction

Polished cushion sapphires. Sapphires from Sri Lanka, mostly found in alluvial deposits, are known to be of the highest quality in the world. The...

Polished cushion sapphires. Sapphires from Sri Lanka, mostly...

Basket full of sapphire and other gems bearing gravel is pulled out from the bottom of a pit Most sapphire and other gems mining is done...

A basket full of sapphire and other gems bearing gravel is...

Miners search for sapphire and other gems bearing gravel on the bottom of a pit. Sapphires from Sri Lanka, mostly found in alluvial deposits, are...

Miners search for sapphire and other gems bearing gravel on...

Small gem cutting factory in Beruwala. Sapphires from Sri Lanka, mostly found in alluvial deposits, are known to be of the highest quality in the...

A small gem cutting factory in Beruwala. Sapphires from Sri...

Diamond, Cascalho, Brazil; diamond sand, Borneo; sapphire, Ural; sand with sapphires, Ceylon ; rubies, United States; sand with rubies, Burmah;...

Transparent stones, 1869.

Rare 478-carat Ceylon sapphire, the largest sapphire ever to come up for auction, on show at Christie's, central London. The stone, which was...

SALE Sapphire Auction

Queen Elizabeth Ll At A State Banquet Wearing An Evening Dress Designed By Fashion Designer Sir Hardy Amies With The Kokoshnick Tiara And Queen...

Queen Kokoshnik Tiara

View of a gum drop shaped, polished star sapphire cabochon specimen from Sri Lanka with deep blue color and an intense six pointed star on its...

'Star Sapphire'

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Tourist looking at rings with gemstones, Sri lanka

Shaft for the extraction of precious stones in the region of the town of Ratna Pura, Sri Lanka, which is a centre for the extraction of rubies,...

Sri Lankan Mine

President of Sri Lanka Anura Kumara Dissanayake visits Facets 2025, the Sri Lankan Gem and Jewelry Exhibition show in Colombo.

President of Sri Lanka Anura Kumara Dissanayake (C) visits...

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Polonnaruwa, Hetadage, (Hatadage) ancient relic shrine with moonstone at entrance, Sri Lanka

Sandakada pahana, also known as Moonstone, is a unique feature of the Sinhalese architecture of ancient Sri Lanka. It is a carved semi-circular stone...

Sandakada pahana, also known as Moonstone, is a unique feature of the Sinhalese architecture of ancient Sri Lanka. It is a carved semi-circular stone slab, usually placed at the bottom of staircases and entrances. First seen in the latter stage of the Anu

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Bride's jewellery

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Moonstone at the ruins of Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka

The name Beruwala is derived from the Sinhalese word for the place where the sail is lowered. It marks the spot for the first Muslim settlement on...

Fishing boats in the harbour at Beruwala, Western Province.

Gem dealer checks a polished sapphire with a flashlight. Sapphires from Sri Lanka, mostly found in alluvial deposits, are known to be of the highest...

A gem dealer checks a polished sapphire with a flashlight.

Miners dig a ricefield where they have found sapphire and other gems bearing rocks. Most sapphire and other gems mining is done traditionally in...

Miners dig a ricefield where they have found sapphire and...

Equipped with a basket, a miner screens sapphire and other gem bearing gravel pulled out from a river. Most sapphire and other gems mining is done...

Equipped with a basket, a miner screens sapphire and other...

Dealers and buyers check sapphire and other gems on a table in the Beruwala street. Beruwala is a main gem market in Sri Lanka, many of the merchants...

Dealers and buyers check sapphire and other gems on a table...

Dealers and buyers check sapphire and other gems on a table in the Beruwala street. Beruwala is a main gem market in Sri Lanka, many of the merchants...

Dealers and buyers check sapphire and other gems on a table...

Worker checks a stone in a small gem cutting factory in Beruwala. Sapphires from Sri Lanka, mostly found in alluvial deposits, are known to be of the...

A worker checks a stone in a small gem cutting factory in...

Rough sapphire is inspected before being pre-shaped. Sapphires from Sri Lanka, mostly found in alluvial deposits, are known to be of the highest...

A rough sapphire is inspected before being pre-shaped.

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The precious stones can be found in the valley of Ratnapura region. No sinking of the mine shaft is made before estimating if the spot contains...

Men And The Ceylan Sapphire

Finding Gems Demands a Trained Eye.

SRI LANKA: LES FORCATS DU RUBIS

Carved moonstone at Anuradhapura - Ceylon, Sri Lanka, 1903.

Carved moonstone (and steps) at Anuradhapura - Ceylon

Gem pit in Ceylon, Sri Lanka, 1903.

A gem pit in Ceylon

Edelsteine, Mondstein, Naula, Sri Lanka

Edelsteine Mondstein Naula Sri Lanka

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Blue gemstones sit on a table at a gem store

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A dealer display blue sapphires at a gem store

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The sapphire is a precious stone which has a hardness of nine on a scale of ten. Its blue color makes it the most elegant and expensive stone....

Men And The Ceylan Sapphire

Man studying a stone at a gemstone mine, Ratnapura, Sri Lanka.

Man studying stone at gemstone mine, Ratnapura

Dealer examines a gemstone at an open gem market in Ratnapura, Sri Lanka, on Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018. Gem prices have been pressured in recent years...

The Precious Stone Trade in Sri Lanka's City of Gems