Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon) is one of the worlds most beautiful and exotic islands. Located just below the southern tip of India’s Peninsula, the country at the size of Sicily known as the “Jewel Box of the Indian Ocean. Despite its relatively small land, Sri Lanka is an endless supply of gemstones.
Posted on March 10th, 2009 in Gemstones
Posted on November 05th, 2008 in Gemstones
The beautiful Amethyst is another variety of quartz. The violet or purple color of amethyst has long been knows as ornamental jewelry by several ancient civilization. Infact, it is the wonderful violet color that makes this quartz the most sought after the other varieties. Since the ancient Egyptians, amethyst was used as gemstone jewelry. The [...]
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Posted on October 20th, 2008 in Gemstones
Citrine is any quartz crystal with golden yellow or orange in color. Citrine is actually quite rare gemstones in nature. However, citrine is still affordable. Its name derived from French name for lemon, “citron”. Aside from common juicy lemon color, there is a range of colors that can be called as citrine. Citrine colors include [...]









