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From Rambuka Misty Mountain Gem Hunting to a Unheated Blue Sapphire

This blue sapphire journey started during a Sri Lankan gem source travelling experience with our customer from Hungary. Early in the morning, we travelled through Rakwana, one of the beautiful...

From Rakwana Rough to a Nice Trillion Chrysoberyl: A Sri Lankan Gemstone Journey with a Hungary Customer

Sri Lanka continues to be one of the world’s most fascinating gemstone-producing countries, not only because of its long gem history, but also because of the direct source experience it offers to...

2.52 ct Rakwana Blue Sapphire Rough to 1.25 ct Unheated Geometric Shield Cut Blue Sapphire

Liyanage Lapidary Gem Travel, Direct Sourcing, and Custom Cutting Service from Sri Lanka This blue sapphire journey started from the gem mining village area of Rakwana, Sri Lanka. Our customer from...

12.69 ct Rakwana Yellow Sapphire Rough to 5.40 ct Unheated Oval Yellow Sapphire

Liyanage Lapidary Gem Travel, Direct Sourcing, and Cutting Service from Sri Lanka This yellow sapphire journey began during a gem hunting trip with our customer from Europe. Together, we visited the...

29 ct Olive Green Rough to 12.11 ct Oval Gemstone Cutting Transformation for a Norway Customer

Liyanage Lapidary Gem Cutting Service from Sri Lanka This gemstone cutting journey shows how natural rough material can change completely after professional lapidary planning, trimming, cutting, and...

A Cobalt Blue Spinel Cutting Challenge: Meeting an Almost Impossible Request from Germany

Liyanage Lapidary Gem Cutting Service from Sri Lanka Some cutting projects test the very limits of what rough material can deliver. This cobalt blue spinel from Matale, Sri Lanka, is one of those...

Dark Blue Spinel Cutting Transformation for a German Customer

Liyanage Lapidary Gem Cutting Service from Sri Lanka This cutting project shows how careful lapidary planning can improve the appearance, clarity, and usable shape of very dark spinel rough. A...

Born in Ancient River Gravels: The Journey of a Ceylon Yellow Sapphire

Sri Lanka has been known as the Gem Island for more than two thousand years, producing some of the world’s most respected sapphires. While many gemstone lovers admire a finished gemstone once it...

From Elahera Rough to Finished Rhodolite Garnets: A Practical Lapidary Analysis of Yield, Shape Decisions, and Cutting Reality

Sri Lanka, widely recognized as the gem island Sri Lanka, has produced gemstones for centuries through its rich alluvial deposits. Among its lesser-highlighted but commercially important materials are...