Prasiolite “also known as green quartz or vermarine” is a green variety of quartz, a silicate mineral chemically silicon dioxide. The word prasiolite literally means “scallion green-coloured stone” and is derived from Greek πράσον prason meaning “leek” and λίθος lithos meaning “stone”. Prasiolite can be found in Brazil, Poland, Sri Lanka, Canada, UK. It is […]
We must remember that the most powerful of all is our mind power. The use of gemstones in the chemical, wave and vibration energy of the gem can only be of some help to the well being of man. It is like a fence on the stairs. The stair fence is not essential for climbing […]
Collected Lead (Pb) Metal from gem bearing gravels – Melting just for fun Lead (Pb) Metal collected from gem mine. When we checked our mineral collection room, We found some old lead metal collection from the mineral bag. We separated lead (Pb) metal from other minerals. after, We melted that raw materials through the traditional […]
Sapphire is a precious gemstone, a variety of the mineral corundum, consisting of aluminum oxide with trace amounts of elements such as iron, titanium, chromium, copper, or magnesium. Sapphire deposits are found in Eastern Australia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, China, Vietnam, Madagascar, Greenland, East Africa, and in North America in mostly in Montana. Madagascar, Sri Lanka, and Kashmir produce large quantities of fine quality Sapphires for the world market. Sapphires are mined from alluvial deposits […]
9 Gemstones are representing the energies of astrological planets. It is known mainly that planets affect our energy levels by planets radiational energies. The therapeutic powers that the gemstones possess help balance the planetary effects and thus enable us to deal with problems on the physical, mental and spiritual plane in a better manner. These gemstones […]
This is a Ceylon white sapphire crystal found from Alluvial Gem Deposit Ratnapura Sri Lanka. It is also a heating sapphire; it can be burn and turn to blue colour. Sapphire is a precious gemstone, a variety of the mineral corundum, consisting of aluminum oxide with trace amounts of elements such as iron, titanium, chromium, copper, or magnesium. Sapphire deposits are found in Eastern Australia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, China, […]
Navaratna is a Sanskrit compound word meaning “nine gems“. Jewelry created in this style has important cultural significance in Hinduism, Jainism, and Buddhism. Navaratna is a combination of nine precious gemstones, 01. Padparadscha Sapphire or Ruby 02. Diamond or white sapphire 03. Blue Sapphire 04. Yellow Sapphire 05. Emerald or green zircon 06. Red Coral […]
Nice colors are a big dream when we work with gemstones. There is an unheated green sapphire and padparadscha sapphire from Sri Lanka and Madagascar. Dreams never end. When I saw both stones in the lot, I imagined. Beautiful sunset through the green forest Yellow Sapphire and Pink Sapphire can be seen in the market […]
Yellow and blue colors are very interesting colors in the Sapphire family. Yellow Sapphire is yellow color variety of corundum Family and called as “pushparaga“. The names derived from Sinhalese Sanskrit word. Blue Sapphire is also a very valuable and popular stone in the corundum family. When Both colors have in one stone separately, It’s […]
Tiger’s eye is a member of the quartz group, a chatoyant gemstone that is usually a metamorphic rock with a golden to red-brown color and a silky luster. It’s a silica mineral with chemical formula SiO2 ( Silicon Dioxide ). This chatoyant because of subparallel intergrowth of quartz crystals and altered amphibole fibres that mostly […]
