Sri LankaKnown as "the laudatory name gem Kingdom". Arabia folk story "one thousand one night" to Sri Lanka, called Serendib, is a jewelry island. The Chinese monk FA Xian in his "biography of Buddhism" in one book also said the lion country is rich in gems.ItalyTravelingMarco Polo said, Ceylon is the most perfect island in the world, rich ruby, sapphire, topaz, amethyst, garnet. Acknowledged as a gemstone circle, from all over the world in sapphire, Sri Lanka and Burma sapphire quality best, star sapphire, Sri Lanka. The world famous treasure homeland Sri Lankan gem variety, in addition to sapphire, and cat's eye stone, Alexander stone, ruby, moonstone, Chrysoberyl, yellow jade, garnet, amethyst, turquoise stone more than 30 varieties.
The world's most famous gem collection, such as: 466 carat "Oriental giant blue", "Rogan 423 carat sapphire", "Asia 400 CARAT BLUE beauty", 138 carat "Ross Leif J Star Ruby", 393 carat "the star" and the 105 carat opal "asset light" and so on, are produced in Sri lanka. In recent years with a 850 carat sapphire blue found in Ha Kamuwa, found a 8042 carat gem in the giant Per Madura, found a 2516 CARAT BLUE SAPPHIRE in Ellawala, found a 4002 CARAT BLUE SAPPHIRE in Manila gamma, found a heavy 250 karats of deep blue sapphire in terms of Negama, the Sri Lankan gem "country" status more secure.
The treasure will go to the gem city Sabara MuWa province is the main producing area of Sri Lanka gem. The provincial capital of Ratner Pla (Ratnapura) is a Sri Lankan gem center. The scale of the city is not big, but the reputation is not small. In Sinhala,, Rattner (Ratna) is a gem mean, Pula (Pura) is a city.
Therefore, Chinese spirit, often called Ratner Pla a "gem city", the Sri Lankan people don't understand, but the Chinese think it is more appropriate. Gem city isTravelingWho will come to the land. There, can see the gem trade event, you can also visit the famous gem museum. If time permits, may wish to visit the miners labor scene area. The original stone mining technology of Sri Lankan gem is quite rich, nature 85 basic gem minerals, there are 46 can be found in Sri lanka. The national gem mining has been the history in 2500. Initially, people in the river, in a paddy field, a mining, can find gems.
Now the shallow gem has been difficult to find. People hunt to 7 - 30 meters below the surface of the river bed. Sri Lanka to prohibit the use of mechanical mining of precious. So, the jeweler by drilling solution: hit the shaft in the hidden gems in, until the gravel layer, and then excavation tunnel to the surrounding, pumping machine dry well water. Workers at the mine reinforcing good, along the tunnel mining, to include the gem gravel to the ground, washing, screening out the rough gem. A lot of mined out, then the earth returning.
It appears that the mining method is the original, yield is low, but has an advantage, can guarantee the gem minerals and farmland is not destroyed, now, Sri Lanka about excavation of these mines 40000, provide employment opportunities for 150000 people. Gemstone export after tea, rubber and coconut, is Sri Lanka to earn foreign exchange of fourth major industries.
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