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Natural Vanadium Beryl from Sri Lanka

Beryl is a mineral composed of beryllium aluminum cyclosilicate with the chemical formula Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈. Beryl is hexagonal mineral with 7.5 – 8 hardness according to the more hardness scale. Beryl hexagonal Crystals can be up to several meters in the size. But, Double terminated crystals are very rare to see. Save Most people know Aquamarine […]

Pargasite and Pink Spinel Crystals on Calcite Marble

Spinel is the magnesium aluminium member of the larger spinel group of minerals with chemical formula MgAl₂O₄ This oxide mineral is Cubic crystal system with 7.5–8.0 hardness according to Mohs hardness scale. Spinels Specific Gravity is depending on the composition of chemicals such as Zn-rich spinel can be as high as 4.40, otherwise it averages […]

Kornerupine – Rare Boro Silicates Mineral from Sri Lanka

Kornerupine 柱晶石 Kornerupine is a rare boro-silicate mineral with the formula (Mg, Fe²⁺)₄(Al, Fe³⁺)₆(SiO₄, BO₄)₅(O, OH)₂. It has a specific gravity of 3.3 to 3.34 and Colours such as Colorless, white, grey, greenish, bluish, brown, black. Some Stones show strong Pleochroism such as colorless to green, colorless, pale brownish yellow, pale yellowish green, pale brownish green and […]

Gemstones Formation – How gemstones are formed

There are below requirements for crystal to form 👇 ingredients temperature pressure time space In Gemstones Formation process mainly has 4 types Igneous Rocks Metamorphic Rocks Sedimentary Rocks Hydrothermal Rocks Igneous rocks are created with heat, deep within the Earth. Metamorphic rocks form when heat and pressure conditions change existing minerals into something new Sedimentary […]

Iolite ( Cordierite)

iolite is a magnesium iron aluminium cyclosilicate Mineral. also Know as ” Cordierite”. It is magnesium rich Stone chemical formula (Mg,Fe)2Al4Si5O18. that iron rich mineral called ” sekaninaite”. Healing Properties 👇 Iolite are stones of vision, stimulate the imagination and this may aid their use as shamanic stones. It activates the third eye and facilitates visualisation and intuitive […]

Ceylon Natural Enstatite

Ceylon Natural Enstatite 頑火輝石(頑辉石) Enstatite is a mineral; the magnesium endmember of the pyroxene silicate mineral series enstatite – ferrosilite. Emerald green variety of enstatite is called chrome-enstatite. Mostly, That green is because of Chromium. Even though, Enstatite has weak double reflection (DR), It has strong Pleochroism. • Formula : MgSiO3 • Crystal System : […]

Extremely Rare Gemstone – Natural Grandidierite

Extremely Rare Gemstone – Natural Grandidierite Grandidierite is an extremely rare mineral and gem that was first discovered in 1902 in southern Madagascar. Grandidierite is nesosilicates mineral with the chemical formula (Mg, Fe2+)(Al, Fe3+)3(SiO4)(BO3)O2. It is found colors such as Bluish-green, greenish-blue with 7½ hardness according to the more hardness scale. Grandidierite can be seen […]

World Famous Rough Gem Market City Of Gem Ratnapura Sri Lanka

Ratnapura is a major city in Sri Lanka. It is the capital city of Sabaragamuwa Province, as well as the Ratnapura District, and is a traditional center for the Sri Lankan gem trade.It is located on the Kalu Ganga in south-central Sri Lanka, about 101 km southeast of the country’s capital, Colombo.The name ‘Ratnapura’ is […]

Natural Rubellite Clean Rough Stone

Natural Rubellite 紅色碧璽 Rubellites are tourmalines with reasonably saturated dark pink to red colors and medium to dark tones chemical formula Na (Li Al) 3 Al6 [(OH) 4 | (BO3) 3 | Si6O18]. Rubellite is a beautiful stone that can bring emotional balance. This stone will help increase the flow of your life force energies. Rubellite can […]