Very Attractive Red Copper and rutiles in Quartz unearthed from city of gem Ratnapura Sri Lanka Copper is a chemical element with symbol Cu and atomic number 29. It is a soft, malleable, and ductile metal with very high thermal and electrical conductivity. A freshly exposed surface of pure copper has a reddish-orange color. […]
” Grandidierite ” Rare mineral Specimen, This is Orthorhombic crystal system, Nesosilicate mineral from Madagascar Grandidierite is an extremely rare mineral and gem that was first discovered in 1902 in southern Madagascar. The mineral was named in honor of French explorer Alfred Grandidier (1836–1912) who studied the natural history of Madagascar
Fresh from the mineral Sapphire is a precious gemstone, a variety of the mineral corundum, consisting of aluminium oxide with trace amounts of elements such as iron, titanium, chromium, copper, or magnesium. Heat treatment is used to improve a sapphire’s color, remove color zoning , and improve clarity. This stone is suitable to improve Fe,Titanium […]
Trigon Δ 😘 Fresh from the mineral ® 🇱🇰 CEYLON Natural spinel Crystal with trigon Dimension: 7.5 x 6.1 x 5.3 mm Location: city of gem Ratnapura, Sri Lanka Spinel is the magnesium–aluminum member of the larger spinel group of minerals with chemical formula MgAl₂O₄. Spinel is actually a large group of minerals. Gahnite, hercynite, […]
An interesting feature of Chrysoberyl crystals is the cyclic twins called trillings. ( sixling ). It can be found only one among millions of gemstones. This complete “sixling” crystal has been found from the city of gem Ratnapura, Sri Lanka Mining Type: Underground mining with tunnels Gem Deposit: Alluvial Gem Deposit Found: Danu Group Dimension: 12.5mm x 10mm x 5mm Type: Complete sixling Variety: Chrysoberyl Species: Chrysoberyl Complete Crystal This crystal is […]
A rare variety of natural sapphire, known as colour-change sapphire, exhibits different colours in a different light. Sapphire is a precious gemstone, a variety of the mineral corundum, consisting of aluminium-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 […]
