By Neelamanee De Silva (Consultant Gemmologist) Reproduced with kind permission from the National Gem and Jewellery Authority A miner at Opanayake has told his friends at a funeral that he had witnessed some people collecting gunny bags full of some stones which appeared to be greenish blue glass (Ground glass) from a recently excavated quartz […]
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Reproduced with kind permission from the National Gem and Jewellery Authority The gem, diamond and jewellery sector has recorded an overall growth of 16% during the first eight months of 2008 earning a revenue of USD 347.5 million in comparison with the corresponding figure of USD 298.6 million in 2007. Hon. Dr Sarath Amunugama ,Minister […]
Reproduced with kind permission from the National Gem and Jewellery Authority, Sri Lanka Despite rising costs and slowing economy, the local gem, jewellery and diamond exports have remained resilient . The overall exports recorded a 16% growth during the first 8 months of 2008 notching up USD 347.5 Million in comparison with the corresponding figure […]
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By Janaka Perera This article is reproduced with kind permission from the National Gem and Jewellery Authority. The Colombo National Museum – One of Asia’s oldest- celebrated its 131st anniversary this January. What began as a collection of antiques in a dilapidated old building that house the Royal Asiatic Society’s (Sri Lanka branch) library has […]
For the first time a Sri Lankan Institute provides training for Foreigners in Gem Cutting and Polishing. As a result of the M.O.U signed between Pakistan and Sri Lanka , to provide assistance to develop Gem and Jewellery Industry in Pakistan the first batch of 19 trainees arrived in Sri Lanka in January 2008. They […]
Reproduced with kind permission from the National Gem and Jewellery Authority By Dunil Palitha Gunasekera Dip. Gem, F.G.A,-President Crystals Gallery -Gem Lab, 28,Batugedara, Ratnapura, Sri Lanka. Long mistaken for green peridot, dunilite was identified in 2000 as a new gem variety from olivine group. It is an orthorhombic , magnesium, iron, manganese silicate. Though the […]
Discovery of a rare gemstone “EKANITE” By Neelamali De Silva (Consultant Gemmologist) We are very grateful to all the staff at the National Gem and Jewellery Authority for giving us kind permission to reproduce this article from Gem Talk . It was in 1953, after so many years that the last new gem variety was […]